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ITEM #5D
October 15, 1997
MEMORANDUM
TO: Arthur Triplette, Chairman, Board of Appeals and Advisors
Members of the Board of Appeals and Advisors
FROM: Kenneth G, Larsen, CBO, Secretary, Board of Appeals and Ad
SUBJECT: STATUS OF CITATION AUTHORITYPROGRAM-AGEN A ITEM #5-D
Please find attached Agenda materials for the above referenced item, As the Board may
recall, an earlier version of the proposed Code Enforcement Effectiveness Program was
presented and reviewed by the Board on October 14, 1996, Since that time, staff has verbally
advised the Board of applicable status changes of the proposed program, without benefit of
backup materials.
Contained within your Agenda material for this Item is:
Exhibit A: Transmittal of Planning Commission Agenda Statement
Exhibit B: Summary of Chapters proposed for revisions
Exhibit C: Revised, repealed, additional or amended CVMC Sections
Exhibit D: New CVMC Chapter 1.40
Exhibit E: New CVMC Chapter 1.41
Exhibit F: Department of Building and Housing's Policy and Procedures Manual for
Administrative Citations
Our objective for the October 20, 1997 meeting is to review the proposed program with the
Board, and request that the Board carry the Item over to the November 10, 1997 Meeting to
incorporate any recommendations the Board may have for staff,
Please be advised that two Sections of the proposed changes have potential impact upon the
Board, Section 2.26,030D (Exhibit C, pg 15) and repealing Section 10.80,080 (Exhibit C, pg 25),
As always, in the event further information or clarification of this Item may be necessary,
please do not hesitate to contact me,
Exhibit HAil
PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA STATEMENT
Item 1
Meeting Date 11-5-97
ITEM TITLE: Public Hearing: PCA-98-0I; - Consideration of amendments to the
Municipal Code to allow the adoption and administration of an enhanced
code enforcement program including the use of administrative citations -
City Initiated
BACKGROUND:
The current methods used to perform code enforcement within the City of Chula Vista involve
issuance of a number of Notices of Violation and ultimately filing of a misdemeanor or infraction
complaint by the City Attorney. As an alternative, buildings or properties that constitute a public
nuisance can be abated by the up-front use of public funds. Both of these methods consume
considerable staff time and often result in significant delays, sometimes several years, before the
violations are corrected. Based upon a Council referral requesting staff investigate ways of
enhancing the effectiveness of code enforcement within the City, the Building and Housing
Department began a study of enforcement methods utilized by other jurisdictions. After evaluating
numerous programs, staff selected the City of San Diego's program as an appropriate model to·
use for our program. The principal distinction between Chula Vista's current code enforcement
compliance methods and the City of San Diego's is the large variety of enforcement methods
available in San Diego's program. During the Planning Commission Workshop of October I,
1997 staff from the Department of Building and Housing provided an overview of the current and
proposed code enforcement methods. Planning Commission members provided general comments
as well as several specific recommendations to be incorporated into the program for review at the
next Planning Commission meeting, To the extent possible, those recommendations have been
included in this report and the proposed Ordinance revisions. A copy of the proposed Ordinance
modifications to implement the enhanced code enforcement program are included as Exhibits C,
D & E attached to this report.
The Environmental Review Coordinator has determined that, as a procedural amendment, the
project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under the General Rule
exemption Section I5061(b)(3).
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Planning Commission adopt the attached Resolution PCA 98-02 recommending the City
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Council adopt an ordinance to amend or repeal various existing ordinance sections and to add
new Chapters 1.40 and 1.41 to the Chula Vista Municipal Code.
MAIN ISSUES:
I. In response to Council's concerns, the City has been looking at ways to more effectively
enforce the provisions of the Municipal Code.
2. The Building & Housing Department recommends using the City of San Diego's program
as a model to achieve enhanced enforcement options.
3. Various existing sections of the Municipal Code are being recommended for revision to
strengthen enforceability.
4. A standardized appeal procedure is being introduced to enhance consistency and ensure
confonnance with due process requirements. The proposed appeal procedure also reduces
the number and type of appeals that go directly to City Council.
5. Recommended enhanced enforcement options include the ability to issue Administrative
Citations, assess Civil Penalties, issue cease and desist orders, issue misdemeanor
citations, record Notices of Violation on the title of properties and establish property and.
personnel liens to recover costs associated with code enforcement actions.
6. Various sections of the Municipal Code must be amended to add references to the use of
these new enforcement methods.
DISCUSSION:
Current Methods of Code Enforcement:
1) Issuance of Notice of Violation - a notice issued by a code enforcement officer
identifiying violation, corrective action required and date of reinspection.
This initial notice identifies the violation(s) and provides a reasonable time to make
corrections. There are no fees or penalties assessed. Traditionally numerous
Notices of Violation are issued over extended periods of time before compliance
is gained or criminal complaint is filed by City Attorney.
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2) Filing Complaints in Municipal Court - based on recommendation from
Department of Building and Housing, City Attorney prepares complaint and
fIles with Municipal Court.
This program requires a considerable amount of City Attorney and Code
Enforcement Officer staff time and has traditionally been subject to substantial
court delays and reduced or no cost recovery. The utilization of this method is
expected to be reduced dramatically if the proposed Ordinance modifications are
adopted.
3) Summary and Administrative Abatement - abatement of public nuisances by
use of city funds with subsequent recovery through property tax assessment.
These methods require up-front expenditure of City money to demolish and/or
repair private property. The appeal procedure is very lengthy and may require
confennation hearings by City Council before costs can be assessed. Additionally,
the cost recovery process can take many years to complete. Traditionally no
funding source has been identified to initiate these repairs. See items 1 & 2 below
for enhancement proposals.
Proposed Methods of Code Enforcement:
There are ten major code enforcement methods which will be amended or added as part of the
proposed new code enforcement program. These are described as follows:
1) Summary Abatement - authorizes City staff to take immediate actions to abate
conditions that are an imminent threat to life safety.
The current method will be modified to streamline cost assessment appeal hearings.
While the current language requires a hearing before City Council, the proposed
change designates a City Manager appointed Hearing Examiner as the person to
conduct the hearing and render a decision,
ACTION: Amendment to CVMC Section 1.30.030
2) Administrative Abatement - authorizes City staff to abate nuisances and assess
costs after an owner has been notified of violations and been given reasonable
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time to abate a nuisance.
The current method is also being changed to designate a hearing examiner in lieu
of the City Council as the appellate body for Notice and Orders and cost recovery
assessments. Additionally, this proposal includes a recommendation to fund the
abatement actions from funds recovered as a result of code enforcement actions.
ACTION: Amendments to CVMC Sections 1.30.070 through 1.30.180
3) Misdemeanor Citations - issued by designated Code Enforcement Officers for
violations committed in their presence and requires cited person to appear in
Municipal Court.
This proposed method encourages timely compliance by expediting access to court
system. Current method requires City Attorney Staff to prepare, file and appear
at each hearing. Fines levied by Court are retained by the magistrate.
ACTION: Amendments to CVMC Sections 1.04.010, 1.20.010 and 1.24.010
4) Administrative Citations - a notice that mandates corrective action and
establishes a fme as a penalty for prior non-compliance of a previous notice
of violation.
This proposed method is intended to encourage timely compliance and discourage
repeat offenders, The amount of the fines escalates from $100 for first violation,
to $200 for second, and $500 for third and subsequent violations. Fines are
payable to the City of Chula Vista.
ACTION: New CVMC Section 1.41.100
5) Notice of Violations - typically the first fonnal enforcement step, notifies the
responsible party(s) of a violation and affords them time (nonnally no less that
ten days) to correct a violation prior to any additional enforcement actions
being taken.
This is an existing method that is being more clearly defined within the Ordinance.
ACTION: New CVMC Section 1.41.030
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6) Cease and Desist Orders - issued to persons who peñonn work in violation of
a pennit or without a required permit. Violation of the cease and desist order
is a separate misdemeanor and/or may result in issuance of an administrative
citation.
This is an existing method that is being enhanced by the Ordinance change to
clearly identify the consequences of violating the cease and desist order.
ACTION: New CVMC Section 1.41.070
7) Recordin~ Notices of Violations - The City records a Notice of Violation
against a property that is in violation of the Municipal Code as a means of
ensuring the violation is corrected prior to, or upon transfer of the property.
Development or improvement pennits may not be issued on the property until
the Notice is cleared through compliance.
This is an existing method that is being formalized by ensuring adequate due
process appeal procedures are afforded property owners prior to recordation of
violation notices.
ACTION: New CVMC Section 1.41.040
8) Code Enforcement Liens - during the inspection, enforcement and nuisance'
abatement process, cost recovery amounts are levied for the services rendered.
These costs are recorded as a lien against the property.
This is an existing method that is being more clearly defined in the Code and
includes comprehensive appeals procedures to ensure due process.
ACTION: New CVMC Sections 1.41.140 through 1.41.170
9) Civil Penalties - may be assessed against a party who demonstrates a
continuing disregard for the requirements of the Municipal Code. Penalties
may be assessed at a daily rate not to exceed $1,000 per violation per day up
to $100,000 per vacant assessor's parcel or per structure.
This proposed method imposes severe financial penalties and is intended to be
used in only the most flagrant cases when other methods are not successful in
gaining compliance.
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ACTION: New CVMC Sections 1.41.110
10) Abandoned and Illegally Parked Vehicles Abatement - authorizes removal of
inoperable or wrecked vehicles and citing of vehicle owners who illegally park
their vehicles on private property.
These are existing methods that are being updated to provide consistency with
minimum state vehicle code requirements and as a means of streamlining the
appeal process.
ACTION: Amendments to CVMC Chapters 10.80 and 10.84
ANALYSIS:
The principal distinction between Chula Vista's code enforcement compliance methods and San
Diego's is the enhanced enforcement options available to San Diego's enforcement personnel.
Significant among the options is the ability to issue Administrative Citations. Adoption of these
recommended Ordinance changes will give designated City staff access to an Administrative
Citation Program as wen as other enforcement methods that are anticipated to greatly improve the
City's ability to effectively enforce the provisions of the Municipal Code, The proposed
Ordinance modifications and additions will not only enable Code Enforcement Officers within the
Department of Building and Housing to use these tools, but other City employees designated by-
the City Manager will also have access to the enhanced enforcement methods to enforce applicable
sections of the CVMC. Other staff would include Fire Prevention Officers, Open Space
Inspectors, Public Works Inspectors, Business License Inspectors and Community Service
Officers,
Each of the proposed enforcement methods includes components to ensure that affected parties
have every available opportunity to exercise their rights to appeal. This proposed Ordinance also
represents an effort to streamline and consolidate a variety of different appeal procedures into a
single appeal process that provides consistency and ensures due process. An employees
authorized to utilize these enforcement methods win be thoroughly trained to ensure that
individual's rights to due process are recognized and afforded. An example of the detailed
procedures that enforcement staff will be directed to fonow, the Policy and Procedures Manual
for Administrative Citations, is included as Exhibit F.
While many of these proposed enforcement methods identify potential penalties for parties that
violate the Code, the program's focus is not the generation of revenue. The purpose of these
Ordinance changes is to develop methods that discourage parties from violating the Code and
encourage parties to cure existing violations. Imposing financial penalties has traditionally proven
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effective as a means of gaining compliance. The various Departments utilizing these enforcement
tools should anticipate additional expenditures in staff time in order to administer the appeal
hearing process, however it is reasonable to assume that costs for hearings will be recovered in
both the filing fees, the penalties or fines collected and the code enforcement cost recovery liens,
The proposed addition to the CVMC of Chapter 1.41, Section 1.41.180 also recommends that
the City Manager establish a revenue fund for abatement and code enforcement purposes. It is
proposed that any surplus above an operating reserve, as established by City Council, be
transferred from time to time to the General Fund.
PLANNING COMMISSION WORKSHOP COMMENTS
During the Workshop session of October I, 1997, several Commission members raised questions
and concerns about the need to insure violators are given appropriate notice and given the
opportunity to appeal decisions made by code enforcement staff. Specific concern was raised
about the ability of individuals to respond to notices within specified time frames if they live
outside the state or country. Further review of the proposed Ordinance revealed that this situation
was addressed by referencing existing state law that provides an additional 30 days to respond for
property owners that reside outside California. Concerns were also expressed about the need to
exercise a reasonable approach when applying these new enforcement methods. Several
Commission members recommended that a program be initiated to inform the public about the
requirements and the new enforcement methods prior to actual implementation of these new,
more aggressive, enforcement methods. The issue most strongly expressed by the Commission
was the need to have established procedures for staff to follow and the need to have a Code.
Enforcement Manager position created to closely supervise the implementation of the new
program. The new position was recommended to oversee the day-to-day operations of the Code
Enforcement Division of the Department of Building and Housing as well as provide technical
assistance to other departments desiring to implement these new enforcement procedures. The
recommended funding source for this position, and any additional required clerical assistance,
was identified as the cost recovery fund also being proposed as part of this Ordinance change
package
Due to the volume and complexity of the proposed code changes and at the recommendation of
the Planning Commission, an effort has been made to better identify the location and subject
matter of each of the proposed code changes. Each major section is now preceded by a title
identifying the subject of the Chapter of the Municipal Code, In addition, Exhibit A has been
included as a summary listing of the various Chapters being proposed for revision. Lastly, as an
aid to readability and as requested by the Commissioners, the proposed revisions have been
formatted in a way that no longer specifically identifies language that is being proposed for
addition or deletion.
CONCLUSION:
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Based upon the above analysis, staff recommends the various sections of the Municipal Code be
amended to add references for the various code enforcement methods, appeals procedures and cost
recovery methods contained therein.
Attachments
Exhibit A - Draft Planning Commission Resolution
Exhibit B - Summary of Chapters proposed for revision
Exhibit C - Revised and New CVMC Sections 1.04.010, 1.04.060, 1.16.010,
1.20.010, 1.20.020, 1.24.010, 1.30.010, 1.30.030, 1.30.050 through 1.30.180,
2.26.030,5.02.050 through 5,02.180,5.02,230,5.04.065,5.14.030,5.14.040,
5.14.090,5.14,100,5.18.020,5.18.090,5.18.100, 5.26.060, 5.26.070,5.26,120,
5,26.230,5.26.290,5,26.300,5.32.060,5.35.123, 5.36.130, 5.36.240, 5.36.250
through 5.36,320 (repealed), 5.38.210, 5.38.220, 5.44.020, 5.48.010 through
5.48.120 (repealed), 5.54.120, 5.54.290, 5,58.090, 8.04.040, 8.08.140 through
8.08.300 (repealed), 8.32.020 through 8.32.040, 8.32.070, 9.12.210, 9.12.220
(repealed), 9.12.300, 9.13.090, 9.13,120 through 9.13.140, 9.18,050, 10.80,10
through 10.80,120, 10.84.010, 10.84.35 through 10.84.36 (repealed), 15.04.305,
15,04.310, 15,04.325, 15,44,070, 17.28.050, 19.08.020, 19,08.030 and.
19.62,200.
Exhibit D - New CVMC Chapter 1.40, Sections 1.40.010 through 1.40.060
Exhibit E - New CVMC Chapter 1.41, Sections 1.41.010 through 1.41.180
Exhibit F - Building and Housing's Policy and Procedures Manual for
Administrative Citations
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Exhibit "B"
DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING AND HOUSING
CODE ENFORCEMENT ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM
CHULA VISTA MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION REFERENCES
Title 1 - General Provisions
1.04 General Provisions
1.16 Right of Entry for Inspection
1.20 General Penalty
1.24 Arrest Procedure
1.30 Abatement Procedures
1.40 Administrative Procedure and Process
1.41 Administrative Compliance and Enforcement Procedures
Title 2 - Administration and Personnel
2,26 Board of Appeals and Advisors
Title 5 - Business Licenses Taxes and Regulations
5,02 Business Licenses Generally
5,04 License Taxes Generally
5.14 Art Figure Studios
5.18 Billiards and Pool Halls
5,26 Public Dances
5.32 Garage Sales
5.35 Bathhouses
5.36 Massage Parlors
5.38 Pawnbrokers, Secondhand and Junk Store Dealers
5.44 Race Tracks
5.48 Closing-Out Sales
5,54 Taxicabs
5.58 Tow Trucks
Title 8 - Health and Sanitation
8,04 Food Handling Generally
8,08 Food Handlers' Permits
8.32 Weed Abatement
Title 9 - Public Peace, Morals and Welfare
9,12 Gambling
9.13 Live Entertainment Licensing and Regulations
9.18 Rental of Housing for Drug Activity
Title 10 - Vehicles and Traffic
10.80 Abandoned Vehicles
10,84 Parking Restricted on Private Property
Title 15 - Buildings and Construction
15,04 Excavation, Grading and Fills
15.44 Moving, Relocating and Demolishing Buildings
Title 17 - Environmental Quality
17,28 Unnecessary Lights
Title 19 - Zoning and Specific Plans
19.08 Enforcement
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Exhibit !leI!
Amend Chapter 1.04 - General Provisions - as follows:
1.04.010 Definitions and rules of construction.
In the construction of this code and of all ordinances of the city,
the following rules shall be observed, unless such construction
would be inconsistent with the manifest intent of the city council
or the context clearly requires otherwise:
1. "~~~~" ~ :n act or combination of actions
~:si~~:a ~~.CULL"'~~ u ;~~~~~~~~ Abat.em.ent includes: b~~
l~ nOT: =;l:'lt;~ ~: ~. demolltlon or repalr of
s;~~;~;~~' ~=mo al ;:¡; ~eeds. rubbish and debris:
~~~~~~~r~~~i~i ~~ ~i~~~~~I;s to code: restoration.
;;~~~~~ ~i~ ~Lll f araded or develoue~ ~~.
~~~~~~~~~~n ~ ::3it};;~ ~~ il1~aal or non-con.formin;
~~~~u:r;.~~~ ~~1I"~~~:~ ïa~'f e;s ]mpr~perly blockmg off
~~~î~ ~~~;~. ~=:~ a ;croachlna structu~e~ ~~î~
~~~~~~ Þ'~';,u=t tt ;;~~ ~t~~r acti(;>n. whi?h is re~~~~~~~~
;:; d. h c, ectlon or ml tlgatlon of nUlsances
u der thlS code or state law.
2. "city" or "this city" means and shall be construed as if
followed by the words "of Chula vista";
3. "~t~~ r~~" ~eans an officer a)Jpointed by the C~;;
~~~nc:~ ~~ ~~= ~~t;~a~~~e~. ~nd includes those office:s
~~~ e[;pl.~v",~ H~ 0 . d~slgnates to uerform certaln
:~~~~~o~. l~~e '-;:¿c "~ir~ :a~~~er" includes a direct<?r.
~ ~:~'- ~~ t~;k: ~f~ e a re an a~peal to the Clty
a er S n om the order of a dlrector.
4. "Code" or "this code" means the code of the city of Chula
vista, california;
5. "C~~~ En:~:.ce::nt ~~i~cer" means a per.son. other than a
~o;;;~ -;n~"';. =~ated by the CltV Manaa:f or ~
~i~~~~o:~ :;.~ ;~~~~~f i~~;a.ti~;';s of. the Mun.idpal C~de.
~ C~r; t::t~e':;d~ ::, f ~ lS authorlzed to lssue notlces
~ ;~~~ari~~ dI~U ~~:i~~s~~~~~v~ cita~ions. pursuan~ to
~~aDL"'L ~'~i- c f e t OfflCer lS autho~;;~~
~~ ~:,s~e ~~~~~~~;~~~ ~i ~~tions or to a;rest .a p~~s~~
~;;n~ ~ ~~._ _ lsdemeanor commltted ln hlS or
h r ~nc; i~ is a violation of state law or an
ordin~n~e wni{H :d'''' ~~de ~~f~~ceme~t Officer has. a duty
;0 en~orc~. ~ c~~e ~~~o~c~te- t Offlc~r may exerclse ~~;
¡ower~ o~ a~ re _ s a ° Cal1fornla Penal ~~~:
& ~~~. ~. ,~, COd~ ~~~~i-~e~~~t Officer is not .a peace
o cer Wlt In tee n t of Penal Code Sectlons 830
through 832.8.
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6. "computation of time." The time in which any act
provided by laW is to be done is computed by excluding
the first day and including the last, unless the last day
is a legal holiday and then it is also excluded:
7. "council" whenever used in this code means the city
council of the city:
8. "county" or "this county" means the county of San Diego;
9. "Day" means the period of time between any midnight and
the midnight following:
10. "Daytime" and "nighttime." "Daytime" means the period of
time between sunrise and sunset. "Nighttime" means the
period of time between sunset and sunrise:
11- ~ª~ir:~;~~~~h~F~~: D'~~:~;;~~i~ cª
!~~Th~4~~t~y: :~,~;~l~;~~~ ~~7'~¡~¥~:ª
~~~~~~~~ r~ ~~~~ ~
~:¡~~e~ eh,;,c;,Qt~,- ~";th h 0 . e. ~ ;~~~eo,or õf ,uhlie
" or u 1 h a and saDlr_atlon.
12. "Gender." The masculine gender includes the feminine and
neuter:
13. "In the city" means and includes all territory over which
the city noW has, or shall hereafter acquire jurisdiction
for the exercise of its police powers or other regulatory_
powers;
14. "Joint authority." All words giving a joint authority to
three or more persons or officers shall be construed as
giving such authority to a majority of such persons or
officers:
15. "Month" means a calendar month:
16. ;¡';'~~~~a~eW¿"~'~~a;r;~n; ~ n~ ~';~" : ~õ~
~:~:~:X:~~;~~f;f:~i~:~~~t~:,:{~¡~ªphc~;; ~~:~~~
~ . ~_ ¡ 0; Of ~~'i~ ;,; c;;ered ~ ~ ~r' ~
~.~0.030.
17 . ~~. ~ ~õ ~f:n~ ~ ~=n~ia ~~ ~
;~~:~~ :;~i t~~~~~f :v~t-:~~~tn ~~~:: :~:e ,;;{¡cI~~
o ~ ;~ ~? . ~t ~ .~ ;~~~;.;;:òi¡::;~~~\~ ~
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~~s~f~r ff ~tructures: the maintenance of a structure
~~ ~~Gn ~~eu~l ~~~. g:::ling or .nrostitution activ~tv
c :. ct on nrlvate pronertv whlch
e~~~oaches into public nroperty.
18. "Number." The singular number includes the plural and
the plural the singular;
19. "Oath" means and includes an affirmation;
20. "Officers, departments, etc." Officers, departments,
boards, commissions and employees referred to in this
code shall mean officers, departments, boards,
commissions and employees of the city, unless the context
clearly indicates otherwise;
21. "Official time." Whenever certain hours are named in
this code, they shall mean pacific standard Time or
Daylight Saving Time, as may be in current use in the
city;
22. "Or," "and." "Or" may be read "and," and "and" may be
read "or," if the sense requires it;
23. "owner," applied to a building or land, means and
includes any part owner, joint owner, tenant in common,
tenant in partnership, joint tenant or tenant by the
entirety of the whole or of a part of such building or
land;
24. "Person" means and includes any person, firm,
association, organization, partnership, business trust,
corporation or company;
25. "Personal property" means and includes every species of
property, except real property, as defined in this
section;
26. "Preceding" and "following." The words "preceding" and
"following" mean next before and next after,
respectively;
27. "process" means and includes a writ or summons issued in
the course of judicial proceedings of either a civil or
criminal nature;
28. "Property" means and includes real and personal property;
29. "Real property" means and includes land, improvements and
structures on land , tenements and hereditaments;
30. "Responsible Party" means individuallY and collectively:
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~ ~~;' Of~"f ~ro~ "If' ~ ~ v~~~~ ~~
l;~~;¡"~~if"'~:'~¡ C;~::vj~::n~:'n~~ ;t:~~~"~~ nJ;~m~;
~~~~~ ~ ~~~t~~~~W f ~=~ ~~
~ ~ t;~:; ':"\:~i" u~~~ r;r~~' ~{~Uf~ :r;~:~~:~~ h ,:
~ ~~~" ~~n ~e ~ ~~t~~~~ ;~rsolc~ ~r a corDorat~~~
31. "Shall" and "may." "Shall" is mandatory and "may" is
permissive;
32. "Signature or subscription by mark." "signature" or
"subscription" includes a mark when the signer or
subscriber cannot write, such signer'S or sUbscriber's
name being written near the mark by a witness who writes
his own name near the signer's or subscriber's name; but
a signature or subscription by mark can be acknowledged
or can serve as a signature or subscription to a sworn
statement only when two witnesses so sign their own names
thereto;
33. "state" or "this state" shall be construed to mean the
state of California;
34. "Tenant or occupant," applied to a building or land,
includes any person holding a written or an oral lease
of, or who occupies the whole or a part of, such building
or land, either alone or with others;
35. "Tenses." The present tense includes the past and future
tenses, and the future includes the present;
36. "Week." A week consists of seven consecutive days;
37. "writing" means and includes any form of recorded message
capable of comprehension by ordinary visual means.
Whenever any notice, report, statement or record is
required or authorized by this code, it shall be made in
writing in the English language, unlesS it is expressly
provided otherwise;
38. "year" means a calendar year, except where otherwise
provided. (prior code §1.2).
1.04.060 Time limit for seeking review of administrative
decisions.
pursuant to the t'VWC.L~ ',j.LuuLcJ. Lv t.l.è ~~Lx duJ.c£ California
Code of civil procedure section 1094.6, judicial review of any
administrative decision of the city may be had pursuant to Code of
civil procedure Section 1094.5 only if the a petition for writ of
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mandate is filed not later than the ninetieth day following the
date on which the decision becomes final: except that if the action
~~o~s~: ~~ :~~~~sl~a~ive fine or oenaltv. the oe~iti~n for review
s I h ~entv days after the order 1S flnal pursuant
to Government code Section 53069. (Ord 1870 §1, 1979).
Amend Chapter 1. 16 - Right of Entry for Inspection - as follows:
1.16.010 Applicability-procedure required.
Whenever necessary to make an inspection to enforce any o.LJ.il.ð.uc.e
vr .LeosvII1Liol. state or Municipal Code provision, or whenever there
is reasonable cause to believe there exists an o.LJ.ihð.uceo or
.LcsvII1L";'oh state or Municioal Code violation in any building or
upon any premises within the jurisdiction of the city, any
authorized official of the city may, upon presentation of proper
credentials, enter such building or premises at all reasonable
times to inspect the same or to perform any duty imposed upon him
or her by ordinance; provided, that except in emergency situations
or when consent of the owner and/or occupant to the inspection has
been otherwise obtained, he or she shall give the owner and/or
occupant, if they can be located after reasonable effort, at least
twenty-four hours' wri tten notice of the authorized official's
intention to inspect. The notice transmitted to the owner and/or
occupant shall state that the property owner and/or occupant has
the right to refuse entry and that in the event such entry is
refused, inspection may be made only upon issuance of a seard. an
inspection warrant by a duly authorized magistrate pursuant to Code
of civil Procedure section 1822.50. In the event the owner and/or
occupant refuses entry after such request has been made, the
official is hereby empowered to seek assistance from any court of
competent jurisdiction in obtaining an inspection warrant for such
entry. It is a misdemeanor to wilfully refuse access after an"
~~s;:~~~~; w~rr~n: r¡f been duly issued. (Californi~ Code o~ civil
~holl~;~:t Sect10 - ~8~2. 57). The above 24 hour not1ce requuement
~~a .0_ aoplv t ~ý insoection where the authorized official
~i~~~ct:. ~~e ~bS~t'~~ions and inspection while within the o~blic
~f~u -0 -w~ o~ w the unobstructed walkwav between such rlaht-
~b-W~Y ;:dd t~; f~o~t ~n~ry of any resi?ence. ,nor shall it a~ply ~o
an on 0 0 erat1ve motor veh1cles lnspected on s1te 1n
accordance with aDplicable state law. (Ord 1550 §1, 1974; prior
code §l. 7) .
Amend Chapter 1.20 - General Penalty - as follows:
1.20.010 Designated-Applicability.
A. Any person violating any of the provisions or failing to
comply with any of the mandatory requirements of the
ordinances of the city shall be guilty of ð.h il.f.Ll>.cLi.ou or a
misdemeanor. unless. at the sole option of the city. the
violation is cited and prosecuted as an infraction.
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B. An infraction is punishable by:
'Ì"':" A fine not exceeding one hundred dollars for a first
violation;
C. An infraction is not punishable by imprisonment. A person
charged with an infraction shall not be entitled to a trial by
jury. A person charged with an infraction shall not be
entitled to have the public defender or other counsel
appointed at public expense to represent him unless he is
arrested and not released on his written promise to appear,-2D
his own recognizance, or upon a deposit of bail.
D. A misdemeanor is punishable by:
'Ì"':" Imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months,
or by fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000),
or by both.
E. Each such person described in A above shall be guilty of a
separate offense for each and every day during any portion of
which any violation of any provision of the ordinances of the
city is committed, continued or permitted by any such person,
and he shall be punished accordingly.
F. Payment of a fine shall not excuse payment of any fee required
by the Municipal Code.
G. In addition to the foregoing, any violation of the provisions
of the ordinances of the city is deemed to be a public
nuisance. Such violations may be abated by civil action or
pursuant to applicable administrative abatement procedures.
(Ord 2474 §1, 1991; Ord 2284 §1, 1988; Ord 2213 §1, 1987; Ord 2077
§1, 1984; Ord 1765 §l, 1977; Ord 1551 §l, 1974 ; prior code §1.7A).
1.20.020 Infractions: Prosecutor's Discretion Defendant's Election
to have Infraction Treated as Misdemeanor.
A. A violation of any Chula vista Municipal Code section may, at
the discretion of the prosecutor, if the violation is
initially charged as a misdemeanor rather than an infraction,
be prosecuted as an infraction, subject to the procedures
described in sections 1.20.010(C) and 1.20.030 when:
1. The prosecutor files a complaint charging the offense as
an infraction unless the defendant, at the time he is
arraigned, after being informed of his rights, elects to
have the case proceed as a misdemeanor or;
2. The court, with the consent of the defendant, determines
that the offense is an infraction in which event the case
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shall proceed as if the defendant had been arraigned on
a infraction complaint.
(Ord 2284 §1, 1988; Ord 2265 §l, 1988; Ord 2253 §2, 1988; Ord 2213
§2, 1987) .
Amend Chapter 1.24 - Arrest Procedures - as fo1.1.ows:
1.24.010 Notice required-Contents-Bai1.
A. If any person is arrested for a misdemeanor v iolat';'o¡, o[ LJ,e
prov 1,,';'0¡,s codi[i~..1 iu Cl,apter s 3. O:.?: , 3.04, 3.08, :;.10, 3.16,
3.18, 3.:.?::.?:, 3.:.?:6, 3.34, 3.38 3.46, 3.30, 3.34, 3.66, 6.:.?:6
6.Z:8 a¡,d 8.16, and sud, pel-6v¡' is not immediately taken before
a magistrate as is more fully set forth in the Penal Code of
the state, the arresting officer shall prepare in duplicate a
written notice to appear in court, containing the name and
address of such person, the offense charged, and the time and
place where and when such person shall appear in court.
B. The time specified in the notice to appear must be at least
~ ~ days after such arrest. unless waived.
C. The place specified in the notice to appear shall be ~
prescribed bv Penal Code Section 853.6 eitl,er.
1. Dé[v.Le a j uJ.ge of Q .LuL4hicipal G.UY.1- L witL.ill. LI.Lé C.OL.bt:y, if
t.l.L'I; v[[e¡,se c.L.a.J..."'jcd is allège..1 Lo have Lèéh G.OluJ.LI";" L te.J.
tL.èl.l;ib, a¡,..1 wl,v has jurisdic.tio¡. o[ tl,è v[[e¡,sè ð.u..1 wl,o
":"w l.Léð.l.cò:>L c..ud luost a~,,-,c:;:ow~Lle. wit!, 1.1i;[c:J:::é11(..c Lv tl,è
plac.é wl.LC:.L II:: Ll.Lé 0.1:: 1: è6 L ~;:o J.uo.de. I 01-
z: . Upv¡' ..1e¡na¡,d o[ LL.c J:Jê!: 501.1 ð.l..L cò:> Led, be[vLe a ¡"tll,';'cipal
....VU.L L j u..1':: è ~u LJ,e C.itì, .;.[ "uGh O[[eu"e i6 ð.llege..1 Lv'
l,ave Lee¡, COMnitte..1 witl,i¡, tl,e ....ou¡,t~, 01- before '" jud.;Je
ii, tj,e judicial ..1i"L.Lict i¡, wI,';'....!, tl,e o[[e¡,se i6 ",llege..1
tu L.ave. LêêlJ. .....v.LtuuitteJ.,
3. Be[ore ðJ.L v[ficer aut!,V.L ';'úed b~ tl,~ ,-,,":"t.}' to .L II;Gêl. vê a
deposit v[ L",';'!.
D. The officer shall deliver one copy of the notice to appear to
the arrested person and the arrested person in order to secure
release must give his written promise so to appear in court by
signing the duplicate notice which shall be retained by the
officer. Thereupon the arresting officer shall forthwith
release the person arrested from custody.
E. The officer shall, as soon as practicable, file the duplicate
notice with the magistrate ~ specified therein. Thereupon
the magistrate shall fix the amount of bail which in his
judgment, in accordance with the provisions of section 1275 of
the Penal Code of the state, will be reasonable and sufficient
for the appearance of the defendant and shall endorse upon the
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notice a statement signed by him in the form set forth in
section 815A of the Penal Code of the state. The defendant
may, prior to the date upon which he promised to appear in
court, deposit with the magistrate the amount of bail thus
set. Thereafter, at the time when the case is called for
arraignment before the magistrate, if the defendant shall not
appear, either in person or by counsel, the magistrate may
declare the bail forfeited, and may in his discretion order
that no further proceedings shall be had in such case.
upon the making of such order that no further proceedings be
had, all sums deposited as bail shall forthwith be paid into
the county treasury for distribution pursuant to Section 1463
of the Penal Code of the State.
F. No warrant shall issue on such charge for the arrest of a
person who has given such written promise to appear in court,
unless and until he has violated such promise or has failed to
deposit bail, to appear for arraignment, trial or judgment, or
to comply with the terms and provisions of the judgment, as
required by law. (Prior code §1.8).
Amend Chapter 1.30 - Abatement Procedures - as follows:
1.30.010 purpose.
This chapter is enacted pursuant to civil Code section 3491 et seq.
and Government Code Section 38771 et seq., and is intended to be an
al ternative procedure for the abatement of any public nuisance
declared to be a violation of any statute, regulation or ordinance
enforced by the ci ty. It is intended to provide a uniform
procedure for notification, right of appeal and assessment of costs
and collection thereof for the abatement of public nuisances. ~
chaDter may be used in conjunction with procedures established in
Chapters 1.40 and 1.41. The procedure herein is supplemental to the
general penalty provision found in Chapter 1.20, and is intended to
provide due process for all those required to abate a public
nuisance. (Ord 2187 §2 (part), 1987; Ord 1655 §1 (part), 1975).
1.30.030 summary abatement power.
Whenever this code or any other provision of law authorizes the
city manager or any other city officer to declare a public
nuisance, the nuisance may be summarily abated by any reasonable
means and without notice or hearing when immediate action is
necessary to preserve or protect the public health or safety
~~~:~se ~f :;,~e :~~s~ence of ~ danger<;>us condition or j mminent
t t ll. e Y on publlC or Drlvate Dropertv. Summary
abatement actions shall not be subject to the notice and hearinq
requirements of this chapter and a city aLate."",..t code enforcement
officer shall not be prohibited from summary abatement actions
after initiation of proceedings pursuant to this chapter if
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immediate action at any time becomes necessary to preserve or
protect the public health or safety. Summarv abatement is to be
~imited to those actions which are reasonably necessary to
'mmediatelv remove the threat.
In the event a public nuisance is summarily abated, the city
abatement officer may nevertheless keep an account of the cost of
abatement and bill the property owner therefor. If the bill is not
paid within fifteen (15) days from the date of mailing, the
Abatement Officer may proceed to obtain a special assessment and
lien against the owner's property in accordance with the procedures
set forth in sections 1.30.130 through 1.30.170 of this chapter.,
~it;t'~ ~~~' iu aJJa~ðu Lð I>. ..èv~i~.4 v[ ~l~è ~ð:;<> ~ =~a~:~':l~~, L~~
tt~ ~~~~~it 61~1>.1l ,,!<>ð 1.",1>.... auJ. -;l",~",::"iu" ~~: ~:<>~:: ~:~~~~~~ ~~
:u :J rOi vr h~Ql1.ué.... 1...... ~1~..L(..L. tl...é p.LOPo;;;;.L t:::y Wo.~ decÌð:....ed to
Le ð. pu.Ll~\" utl';',so..l.L\"ooé u.lJ.J. ¡:oU,uúuaX ill' aLa Led. (Ord 2187 §2 (part),
1987 ; Ord 1655 §1 (part) , 1975) .
1.30.050 Nuisance declared.
A city code enforcement officer aLaLô<r"oË>ht officer may declare a
public nuisance for any reason specified in any city ordinance.
Upon a public nuisance being declared, the city code enforcement
aba.L~luo;;;;lJ.t officer ;::.l...u.ll m<lY issue a Notice and Order to Abate
substantially in the following form:
NOTICE AND ORDER TO ABATE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT (specify the condition constituting the
nuisance)
is in violation of section of the (Chula vista Municipal·
Code. or other applicable code or ordinance). The violation has
been declared a public nuisance by the (city code enforcement
ð..Lð. Lèlnéllt officer) and must be abated immediately. The public
nuisance is on property located at (insert address or other legal
proDertv description) .
YOU ARE HEREBY ORDERED TO ABATE SAID PUBLIC NUISANCE within (insert
a reasonable Dumber of days) ( ) [not less than ten] consecutive
calendar days from the issuance of this order. The issuance date
is specified below. You may abate the nuisance by (insert desired
action which. if taken. will adequately remedy the situation)
. If you fail to
abate the public nuisance within the number of days specified, the
city may order its abatement by public employees, private
contractor, or other means, and the cost of said abatement may be
levied and assessed against the property as a special assessment
lien or billed directly to the property owner.
YOU MAY APPEAL FROM THIS ORDER OF ABATEMENT but any such appeal
must be brought prior to the expiration of the number of days
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specified above for completion of abatement. The appeal must be in
writing; specify the reasons for the appeal; contain your name,
address and telephone number; be accompanied by an appeal fee of
dollars ($ ); and be submitted
to the city ~lerk manaaer at the following address:
city Clêrk Manaaer
276 Fourth Avenue
Chula Vista, California 92010
Tel. No. (619) 691-~ 2Q2l
One who is legally indigent may obtain a waiver of the appeal fee.
Upon timely receipt of the appeal and accompanying fee, or waiver,
the city ~lcrk ~a~~:~ will cause the matter to be set for hearing
Lefo.Le tlJ.t;. c~t ,-,,~l .s~tL'::"u~ Q¡:;) LIJ.e c..;.t.l c;:.1.Lð.LçJ.uo¡;;.hL Lvð..rd and
notify you of the date and location of the hearing.
If you have any questions regarding this matter, you may direct
them to the city officer issuing this notice at the address or
telephone number listed below.
ISSUANCE DATE:
Name, title, address and telephone number
of the city abatement office issuing this
notice)
(Ord 2187 §2 (part), 1987; Ord 1655 §1 (part), 1975).
1.30.060 service of notice and order to abate.
The Notice and Order to Abate shall be served in the following
manner.
A. By Dersonal service: or.
:B..... By certified mail, addressed to the owner, or his or her
agent, at the address shown on the last equalized assessment
roll or as otherwise known, and addressed to anyone known to
the city abatement officer to be in possession of the property
at the street address of the property being possessed.
Service shall be deemed to have been completed upon the
deposit of said Notice and Order, postage pre-paid, in the
United States mail; and,
Ð7 By posting such Notice and Order to Abate conspicuously in
front of the property on which, or in front of which, the
nuisance exists, or if the property has no frontage, upon any
street, highway, or road then upon the portion of the property
nearest to a street, highway, or road, or most likely to give
actual notice to the owner and any person known by the city
abatement officer to be in possession of the property.
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(Ord 2187 §2 (part), 1987; Ord 1655 §l (part), 1975).
1.30.070 Appeal procedure.
Any owner or other person in possession of the property may appeal
any Notice and Order to abate issued CLbQ.tÇ1Ué-ut p....o'""~cJ.il1~ I...oOILtluch\,;êd
pursuant to his chapter to the city '-o"'¡....il manager or designee
within Ll,e ¡,wuLe.L of :tm1 days ill> allowed in the Notice and Order to
Abate. The appeal shall be submitted in writing, specify the
grounds upon which the appeal is taken, contain the name, address,
and telephone number of the appellant, be accompanied by the
payment of an appeal fee as set forth in the Master Fee Schedule
and be filed with the city cleIk manaaer. Timely appeal shall stay
any further abatement action until the hearing is concluded. The
city cleIk manaaer or designee shall set the matter for hearing
before a hearina examiner the c';'t.Y ,-odhcil and notify the parties
in writing of the date and location of the hearing, at least ten
(10) days prior to said date. (Ord 2187 §2 (part), 1987; Ord 1655
§1 (part), 1975).
1.30.080 Appeal fee: Determination of amount/waiver of
payment/refund.
At the time of filing an appeal, the appellant shall pay the
Required Fee(s) as set forth in the citys Master Fee schedule.
If the appellant claims an economic hardship in paying the appeal
fee, he or she may submit an application for waiver of the appeal
fee on forms provided by the city clerk manager for that purpose.
The forms shall be substantially similar to those required of
litigants initiating court proceedings in forma pauperis pursuant
to section 68511.3 of the Government Code. The forms shall be
executed under penalty of perjury and contain a declaration as to
the truthfulness and correctness of the information contained
therein. upon submittal of the completed forms, the appeal fee
shall be waived, if justification is demonstrated.
Failure to submit the waiver forms or pay the appeal fee in a
timely manner shall cause the appeal request to be automatically
denied. Enforcement of the Order to Abate may then proceed as if
no appeal request had been submitted.
If the appeal fee is paid and the city ,-o",,,,-il hearing examiner
finds there is no public nuisance, the appeal fee shall be refunded
to the appellant without the payment of any interest which could
have accrued. (Ord 2506 §1 (part), 1992; Ord 2187 §2 (part), 1987;
Ord 1655 §1 (part), 1975).
1.30.090 Hearing procedure.
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'fLc hHearing.., before a hearinQ examiner appointed from ~ list of
qualified Dersons approved in writing bv the city Cûl:lm..ll manager
shall be conducted in accordance with the following procedures:
A. Oral evidence shall be taken only on oath or affirmation. The
Co':' tJ! CûtlI....i.I hearing exam] ner is authorized to issue
subpoenas, administer oaths, and conduct the hearing.
B. Each party shall have these rights: to be represented by
legal counsel; to call and examine witnesses; to introduce
exhibits; to cross-examine opposing witnesses on any matter
relevant to the issues even though the matter was not covered
in the direct examination; to impeach any witness regardless
of which party first called the witness; to testify in his or
her own behalf. He or she may be called and examined as if
under cross-examination.
C. The hearing need not be conducted according to technical rules
relating to evidence and witnesses. Any relevant evidence
shall be admitted if it is the sort of evidence on which
responsible persons are accustomed to rely in the conduct of
serious affairs, regardless of the existence of any common law
or statutory rule which might make improper the admission of
such evidence over objection in civil actions. Hearsay
evidence may be used for the purpose of supplementing or
explaining any direct evidence but shall not be sufficient in
itself to support a finding unless it would be admissible over
objection in civil actions and irrelevant and unduly
repetitious evidence shall be excluded.
D. The hearing shall be conducted in the English language. The
proponent of any testimony to be offered by a witness who does
not proficiently speak the English language shall provide an
interpreter, approved by the Co':' tJ! ...o<u..:..il hearing examiner
conducting the proceeding as proficient in the English
language and the language in which the witness will testify.
The cost of the interpreter shall be paid by the party
providing the interpreter.
E. The hearing may be continued from time to time upon request of
a party to the hearing and upon a showing of good cause
therefor.
~ The administrative procedures of ChaDter 1.40 maY be utilized
to supplement the above. (Ord 2187 §2 (part), 1987; Ord 1655
§l (part), 1975).
1.30.100 Determination of the C':'Ly couh~il Hearina Examiner.
AL LILt:. ,-,olJc..lú.;:oivu or Ll.lC l...ço..L iu.':4 f The c±t:y ,-uu.uc.il hearina
examiner shall allow or overrule any or all objections, and
reverse, modify or affirm the determinations of the city
aJ.,atcmèlJt code enforcement officer and may direct the city
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aLatcmc"t code enforcement officer to proceed and perform the
work of abatement if not performed by the owner or the person
in possession of the property within the prescribed time. The
decision of the hearina examiner shall be in writing, contain
findings of fact and conclusions of law, and be filed with the
city clerk within five (5) working days of the conclusion of
the hearing. A copy of the decision shall be sent to each
party appearing at the hearing, and if no appearance was made
by the appellant, to him or her by mail, at the address
specified in the appeal. The decision of the city ...ou!,...il
~~~r~~~ ~~~~~~:r shall be f~nal when ~i~ed wi~h the city clerk
s the exhaustlon of admlnlstratlve remedv. (Ord
2187 §2 (part), 1987).
1.30.110 Time for compliance.
If the Gil}' Gvtlu...il hearina examiner decides that the Order to
Abate should be enforced, the owner, his or her agent or person in
possession of the property shall comply with the order within such
period of time as may be therein prescribed, and in the absence of
any prescribed time, within three (3) days from the date of final
determination. (Ord 2187 §2 (part), 1987).
1.30.120 Noncompliance with order to abate.
Upon the failure, neglect or refusal to properly comply with the
Order to Abate within the prescribed time period, the city
abatement officer may cause to be done whatever work is necessary
to abate the public nuisance. An account of the cost of abatement
shall be kept for each separate assessor's parcel involved in the
abatement.
When the city has completed the work of abatement, or has paid for
such work, the owner of the property shall pay the R",~uiLêJ Pcê(S)
costs of abatement (See also section 1.41.140). To this amount
shall be added the appeal fee, if it was previously waived. The
combined amounts shall be included in a bill and sent by mail to
the owner, or his or her agent for payment, if not paid prior
thereto. The bill shall apprise the owner that failure to pay the
bill within fifteen (15) days from the date of mailing may result
in a lien or assessment being nlaced upon the property. (Ord 2506
§1 (part), 1992; Ord 2187 §2 (part), 1987).
1.30.130 Report and notice of hearing.
If the bill is not paid within fifteen (15) days from the date of
mailing, the city t1Lð.lêmêht code enforcement officer shall render
an itemized report in writing to the city ...lerk manager -t=
",abmillal lv U,c ...il}' Gvtlucil for hearing and confirmation. To the
report shall be attached the names and addresses of all persons
having any record interest in the property. At least ten (10) days
prior to said hearing, the city ...l",rk manager or desianee shall
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give notice, by certified mail, of said hearing to the record owner
of each assessor's parcel involved in the abatement, the holder of
any mortgage or deed of trust of record, and any other person known
to have a legal interest in the property. Said notice shall
describe the property by street number. leaal U.L 5v.un:; vtL.é.r
description and tax assessor's Darcel number sufficient to enable
identification of the property and contain a statement of the
amount of the proposed assessment. (Ord 2187 §2 (part) , 1987) .
1.30.140 Hearing on report.
At the time fixed for receiving and considering the report, the
city ....uû..c.il manaaer shall hear the report it or cause it to be
heard by a hearing examiner ~ for the purDose of considering any
objections of any of the owners liable to be assessed for the work
of abatement or any other persons who may have a legal interest in
the property. The city coû..c.il manager or hearing examiner shall
add to the proposed assessment an amount equal to the cost of
conducting the assessment confirmation hearing. The Cul:l..cil çiU
manaaer. or desianee. may also make such other modifications in the
report as it ~ deemed necessary, after which, b.r .Lt;;wvlI..l.L":"oh, the
report shall be confirmed. '1'l...ê rç5vld.t":"o.u o.l1J. LuoJifiêJ. J..é!:-,O.L t vf
Ll,~ c.H..r abatd,,~bL boaJ:J ~Lall ~ be final and conclusive. (Ord
2187 §2 (part) , 1987) .
1.30.150 cost as special assessment and lien.
A certified copy of the J:"'~ulutiol, assessment shall be recorded by
the city clerk in the Office of the County Recorder. The amounts
and the costs of abatement mentioned in the report as confirmed
shall constitute a special assessment against such property and are.
a lien on the property for the amount of the respective assessment.
In addition to its rights to impose said special assessment, the
city shall retain the alternative right to recover its costs by way
of civil action against the owner and person in possession or
control jointly and severally. (Ord 2187 §2 (part), 1987) .
1.30.170 Manner of collection-law applicable.
A..- Thereafter, the amounts of the assessment shall be collected
at the same time and in the same manner as city taxes are
collected, and are subject to the same penalties and the same
procedure and sale in case of delinquency as provided for
ordinary city taxes. All laws applicable to the levy,
collection and enforcement of city taxes are applicable to
such assessments, ~x...."'t-t tl,at i[ ah.r .Leal p.L0t-"'.L t.r Lv "'~ic~
~~~~ ~~' :~ûIJ aLtad, l,a~ J..,e~b t.La"~["'.L1:",d V.L uou:~~:~ ;~ :
~~~ ~~~: ~~,::ü"d,.La..c".L [,,1: valu':. 1,0.6 1:':"'1: ......L"'a~t",J. 6~,J a~~a~~:~~
L é r Lo tL..ê Ju.tç vh "Wli~(,.lJ. [1.....5L ~bi:)'tDIIJ.uetlt: of suet.&.
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;1~:S ~ui~~ ~:~u:~ ~<,1iuc!l1<,uL, tl,""l1 tl,"". l~ëu, wl,~~:~ ~~~l~ ~Lt~~
~~:t b~ :1:; ~t;; ; a I uut ð.LLa...l, tu ~~ul, '::ð.~ ~':~X:': ~ ~l~ ;~~
~~¡. ~~ al,~~i:Li'~ ð.uJ Ll,<, c.u~L ?[ <":[U,':':'.L~~ ~~~~<'[~~~: .4~~
\.,. ..LJ... p;:;d, ... 9 tv ~u."-,,l.l .t:-'.LOpé.L Ly, 6bð..ll be t.Lð:U.sfeL.J..o;;;;J. to
tILe d.lJSc"-,,d.LêJ rvll [v.J.. \,...oollé,-t~Öh.
1L. ~:~;. alt:~:~~~:~t i~: c~;~ ~~eager or he~rina examiner ~~h
n e an n n proDerty 1n accordance W1 th
Section 1.41.160. (Ord 2187 §2 (part), 1987).
1.30.180 Violations.
It <>l,all ~ unlawful for any person to interfere with the
performance of the duties herein specified for the city al,aLë",ëht
code enforcement officer or any authorized officer or employee
thereof, or to refuse to allow any such officer or employee or
approved private contractor, to enter upon any premises for the
purpose of abating the public nuisance or to interfere in any
manner whatever with said officers or employees in the work of
abatement.
Paying a fine or serving a jail sentence shall not relieve any
person from responsibility for correcting any condition which
violates any provision of a code being enforced pursuant to this
chapter. (Ord 2187 §2 (part), 1987).
Amend Chapter 2.26 - Board of Appea1.s and Advisors - as fo1.1.ows:
2.26.030 Functions and Duties.
The function and duties of the Board of Appeals and Advisors shall
be as follows:
A. Create a forum for city-wide discussions, research, and
analysis of critical issues of building construction,
including plumbing, mechanical and electrical installations.
B. Where authorized by a Uniform Code adopted by the city to do
so, investigate and advise as to the suitability of alternate
materials, types of construction, and interpretation of said
adopted uniform Code.
C. Conduct public hearings and recommend to the city council, the
passage of new legislation pertaining to the design and
construction of buildings,
D. Act as an alternative administrative appellate body. at the
oDtion, of, the city ~~~;a:~~ to hear appeals relatin,g to
determ1nat10ns by the ager. code enforcement off1cer,
fire chief or director of building and housing, pursuant to
city-adopted Uniform Codes, that conditions or circumstances
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are public nuisances and should be abated. Such codes
include, but are not limited to the Uniform Building, Uniform
Mechanical, Uniform Fire, Uniform Housing, Uniform Plumbing
and National Electrical Codes as adopted from time to time by
the city council. Hearings of the Board shall be conducted in
accordance with the procedures set forth in such Uniform Codes
and particularly the Uniform Code for the Abatement of
Dangerous Buildings or the provisions of Chapters 1.30 and
~. The decision of the Board shall be final. (Ord 2439 §2
(part), 1991; Ord 1235 § 1 (part), 1969; Ord 1002 § 1 (part),
1966; prior code §2.91(b)).
Amend Chapter 5.02 - Business Licenses Generally - as follows:
5.02.050 Issuance-prerequisites and procedure generally.
Upon application therefor as provided in this chapter, it shall be
the duty of the director of finance o[[iGer to prepare and issue a
I icense pursuant to this chapter; provided however, that the
director of finance o[[iGer shall not issue any such license until
it has been noted on the application therefor that the location of
the proposed business has been reviewed by both the fire department
and the planning department and any other department deemed
appropriate by the finance director, and has been approved in
accordance with the provisions of the building code, the zoning
ordinance and any other applicable code.
~~e "dutv" of the director of finance and other city officers. as
:~:~~fl~~ ~~~~~~ ~h~ll not create a leaal obligation. but merelY
th;t- h~- ~~~~ ~~ i;er shall use reasonable efforts to ascertain
t.~ i s n ~f the requested license will not result in a
b~~h~~s ;~~~~~~~n rhi;;h violates aDplicabl~ local laws.. ~he
a ~nt I cense shall have the Dr~mary and contlnulna
~~~i;.f~}bi£it.v to~ ~~suri~g tha;t the busin~s~ operation cOl:1DI~es·
;~d' ;~~'~gDl~~~i~a ws. ~nclud~ng t~e prov~s~~ns ~f the bu~~d~na
~ L nces. Bv approv~ng and ~ssu~ng a bus~ness
l~~~~~-;;: the city is not certifying that the proposed business
o i~n will in fact comDly with applicable laws.
(Ord 2652A §1, 1996; Ord 2652 §l (part), 1995; Ord 2537 §1 (part),
1992; Ord 2191 §1 (part), 1987; Ord 1293 §1 (part), 1970; prior
code §18.5).
5.02.060 Issuance-Compliance with state and local regulations
required.
No li,-,,~lJ.wç ö:>l~ö.ll L~ i;;:o¡:,ûeJ. l...I.ule.oö:> u. [1...1.11 '-o...uJ:-'l.:ò,ln....ç io L.aJ. w':tl~ ð.~~
tl...ç law;;:> of tl...e elL)! a..ud .stute, auJ. -"I...êJ..é lð.w¡;¡o or tl...é ö:>Latç :teqtl~~e
a pe...so.. tv b", l';'ce..seJ tII,Je... al.J Ly vi...Lae v[ ~t5 ~~W~, :1.~ .5~:'::
sl.all b", a GOl.JiL';'o.. pr",.:.eJe..L tv tl.e ':jra..ti..g v[ u li~eh~e Ly Ll.e
dL,y, uhJ if ah dp~1i~uhL Sv rey:~.;....eJ to Le l~~eh~ed ~'î Ll.: :~:~¡
haS [oiled to ~ol,,~l,y \<Jill. Ll.e la~s v[ Ll.e stute, hv li~eh~", ~1.all
L", ';'~~meJ Ly Ll.e ciL'î. No license issued under the provisions of
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this chapter shall be construed as authorizing the conduct or
continuance of any illegal or unlawful business operated in
contravention of any of the laws of the city or the state. An
aDDlicant for a business license shall have the resDonsibility for
obta in in a any required state license. and the issuance of a license
by the city shall not relieve an applicant from obtaining anv and
all other permits or licenses required by state or local laws.
Ord 2537 §l (part), 1992; Ord 1293 §1 (part) , 1970; prior code
§18. 6) .
:>.62.616 I~~uance Effect of pr~or l~censi~q by ~Late.
Wld~J::evçJ:: au ð.ppl':"\,..ob.l...L for ð. liceu.oê tv ..10 b\..L;:Jihêww ih tb.e ......ity .,L.o;::J
l";"cêu-=oéJ. tv J.o Lu.6ihê,;:)w tll1dêX the; law;::, of Ll£e sLaLe, a. l':"\,..ochSç to
Ju bu.i:>':"hé5õ:1 witb':"l1 tLc; c.itl' sl,all ¡,oL J.,e J.çhieJ.. (F:rio.L c.ode
§18. 7) .
5.02.080 Issuance-Void when.
If any such Qity license has been issued through error, the same
shall be void and of no force and effect. (Prior code §18.8).
5.02.090 Issuance-Approval of police chief required.
Licenses applied for under section 5.02.040E shall be issued only
upon written approval of the chief of police. (Ord 1801 §1 (part),
1978; prior code §18.9).
5.02.100 Denial of license-criteria-Notice required.
The chief of police may deny the issuance of any license referred
to in the preceding section to any applicant who in his reasonable
discretion is not a fit and proper person to manage or conduct such
business or occupation and/or if such business would be detrimental
to the health, welfare or interest of the city. The director of
finance o[[it"...çJ:: shall notify the applicant of the denial of the
license by delivering a notice of such denial to the applicant.
Delivery of such notice may be made personally or by placing such
notice in an envelope, properly addressed to such applicant, with
postage prepaid, sealed and deposited in the United states mail.
(Prior code §18.l0).
5.02.110 Denial of 1icense-Appeal-Hearing-Notice required.
Àb. o.!:-,~li,,-,u.J.1t, IJ.1"ul! dçuið..l vI 5tlet... licêu6e, .:.ol...a.ll l1ð.vê LIJ.é r:i~l.Lt to
ð.fJfJeal Lv tin: '-otlll\....:..l [rVLU 5tlcb J.êl...':"u..l of LILt: ,-l.Lief Or i--'oli,-= Ly
tl,e [~lÍ1,g u[ a ¡,uLi.:.e u[ appeal a¡,J staL';'¡,g U,è gruu¡,Js Ll...é.:t é [or.
3d.:.l, ufJfJeal ~l,all J.,,,, [ileJ lI"itL tl,e c.itl' c.1erk witl,~¡, [i[L",e¡, Ja~S
aftê.L uotif ,:",-0. tiou of dçl¡ial vI tIlt;;;; 1 iC=b5ê.
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'fl~ê city clçJ..h. 6hð.ll J..çfê1:: t1~ç ;;;>cÙllê to the "vúlJ\".o~l fvJ.. 1Jea.L~ul.j, ahd
",\:,-".1, ~1>1>lic.ð¡,t sl,all Lè ¡'ul':'fièJ i¡, !#ritiu', L,)' lLc .:oil,)' c.lcrk of a
LilLlê, Jðte dhJ. ,bJ1a.("ê o[ l~ça..Lihg. U!:"vlJ ~ood Ga.u,;;;>ê LêilJg 51...0I#h, Ll~ç
evalJ\".o~l luð.Y a.L ~Lb J.i5e1::çL~vh 5êt a.uvLh.çx timç [oJ... ;;;>ú(..l~ l~eðrilJg,
a.uJ. u. t tl~ç tilLlê of ;;;>ú\".oli l~êa.r iu"j, t1~ê cOu.u(..i1 51~a.ll l~edJ.. u.uJ.
detêJ..hLihê tlJê êv idêh\".oç ~rê5ehtêJ. 6.t suel... a.!:"!:,,ç6.1. T1...ê evu,u\".o~l i::11Ja11
1Jð.vê L1Jê pO~ê.L àt btlc1~ IJêa..L~ug to dêl1}' t1~ç iSSUahGê of i::1I,1\".olJ 1i(..elJ5ê
O.L l.jJ..ðht t1J= i::1ð.luê, ð.lJd ";"Li::1 J.é(..ibiou i::11Ja.11 Lê [ihu.l. (F.Liv.L (",OJ.ê
§lB.l1).
In cases where a business license or zonina Dermit is denied. the
applicant shall have the riaht to appeal such denial of a license
to the City Manager. Such appeal shall be in writing and shall be
delivered to the office of the City Manager within ten days of the
notice of disqµalification. The city Manaqer or official designee.
shall hear and determine the appeal within sixty days after it is
filed. The hearing shall to conducted in accordance with the
provisions of Chapter 1.40. The determination of the City Manager
or official designee shall be final. A fee as set forth in the
Master Fee Schedule shall be imposed by the citv Manaaer as a
condition to filing any anneal. The fee shall not be qreater than
the anticipated cost of processing and conducting the appeal. and
if the ap~eal results in issuance of the license. the appeal fee
shall be reimbursed to the annlicant in accordance with the
nrovisions of Chapter 1.40.
5.02.180 Revocation-Criteria.
Every license issued under and by virtue of the provisions of this
title and section 8.20.020 shall be subject to revocation by the
.:oul1l.c.il director of finance , and such revocation shall be based
upon a failure to comply with any term or terms of this code. SYçh
revocation shall be subject to a right to appeal to the City
Manager or designee. using the process set forth in section
5.02.110 above. Following such revocation, no new license shall be
issued for one year from the effective date of revocation. If,
subsequent to revocation, the director of finance finds that the
basis for the revocation has been corrected or abated, the
applicant may be granted a license if at least ninety (90) have
elapsed since the effective date of the revocation. (Ord 2191 §1
(part), 1987; Ord 1801 §1 (part), 1978; prior code §18.31).
5.02.230 Enforcement and inspection duty.
All police officers, firefighters, fire marshals, business license
enforcement officers, code enforcement officers, and designees of
the director of finance of the city shall have and exercise the
powe:r: ~uJ JuL,)' to enter free of charge for inspection of licenses,
at any time during regular business hours, any place of business
(R 12/95) 18
for which a license is required by this chapter, and to demand the
exhibition of such license for the current term by any person
engaged or employed in the transaction of such business, all in
accord with the right-of-entry provisions at Section 1.16.010 of
this code and if such person shall then and there fail to exhibit
such license, such person shall then be liable to the penalty
provided for a violation of this chapter.
All police officers, firefighters, and fire marshals shall have and
exercise the power awl J.lJ.t:y to cause complaints to be filed in a
court of competent jurisdiction against all persons violating any
of the licensing provisions of this chapter.
All ..,olice u[[';'Cd~, uI tl,e uiL~ ~l,~~l 1,uv~ ~:"¡t ê;~=~t:; Lhê pu.4ê:r
QJlJ. JaL'y Lo luu.kc; ar.LèsL5 ['-11:: v ~vlut..LOl16 vf tt.L:to cl.Luptç!.
(Ord 2537 §1 (part), 1992; Ord 2408 §1 (part), 1990; prior code
§l8.38) .
Amend Chapter 5.04 - License Taxes Genera~~y - as fo~~ows:
5.04.065 Revocation of license-Notice required-Hearing.
The director of finance shall deliver a notice in writing either
personally or by mail to the person or business holding such
license, stating that he or she is LêCC,,01Ùel,J.iu':J to tl,e uOlJ.w:.il
proposina the revocation of his ~ license, and a brief summary of
the reasons therefor. Such notice shall Gul>L/>.iu Lhe date, LÜ"ê cd,d
p~a~ 1'11,êu caul. sue.!, :rêC'-""mêud~t~ou ~1~~,ll ~: ::b!c ~ ~~': ~G;:.
~ ;::1~ LL"ê auJ. pl6.uê uS sLaL7J. iu t.l,e uúLiu~ .~1,~ ~~cc':~~: ~~~
;~~:;~ u~~ J.,~ ;'êu:rJ. J.,y t1,e uouu~.ll. ~:' t1,: :;+~'L ;1.11; ;1,: ~%~:u:~~
~l :~'-~ ;'~ uu ,.tesLS the ,-êvOuat';'Ou" ~1:c u~u~i.~ 'i;~Y :~~ ~ t~;:ê a~~ .
~~~he ~~ '~~1¡'':J uI ~uul, rccu"~':ê¡,J.atlul'. !u,- .:~~~' ~e:;:;~~;:rb:' :t
~~u tu~ e. plauê u~ Set J.,y U,ê Cuuu-;-l1, 1'~¿al¡'':J ",~~:l ~: ~:~.
'f (,,0 1,-,,~1 .;::)l.H~.ll .Lou.Ie; tl!:-'Ou i:Jth....b .Lt:vO("ð..tl.ul1 ål1J .mð..)' :t:çvvke tt.Le ~arr~e
cd,J. .;. t~ dêGis';'.:,u ~I,all conform to Chapter 1. 40 regarding the riaht
to a hearinq before the revocation may be ~ final. (Ord 2537 §1
(part), 1992; Ord 1801 §2 (part), 1978).
Amend Chapter 5.14 - Art Figures studios - as fo~~ows:
5.14.030 permit-Required for operation-Fees-Taxes-Renewa1.
A. Each application for operating a studio shall be accompanied
by the Required Fee(s) to defray the cost of an investigation.
The fee is not refundable whether a permit is granted or
denied. No person shall operate a studio without first paying
a business license tax. 6..::0 p.Lê.ö:>èutly J:è.::oL=,l.Latc;J., OJ.... a6 .mð.'y ill
tbè fu.td:tê bê ð.luèuJ.êJ., ih tl.LC Hð.ö:>tçr ÌaX 3,-,,11ê~d.l~, 3eGt~ob.
:;.14.030.
19 (R 12/95)
B. No person shall operate a studio without paying a renewal
permit tax. a~ p~esê1.LI'y JCs';'gHateJ, vI:: :':0> ~"I>'y i~ ;~c ~~tU.Lê
Lê a.UI~lJJ.eJ., ';'1. Ll.c I!ao>tc~ 'fa", 3d.êJulc, 3ê~L';'UH :; .14. 030.
(Ord 2506 §1 (part), 1992; Ord 2408 §1 (part) , 1990; Ord 1402 §1
(part), 1972; prior code §5.603).
5.14.040 Permit-Issuance prerequisites.
A. No studio permit shall be issued except upon a finding by the
chief of police. based un on information Drovided by the
applicant. that the studio is proposed to be operated for the
purpose of providing facilities for use by persons pursuing a
course of study, including the artistic photographic portrayal
of the nude human form, and by persons who engage in artistic
photographic portrayal as a means of livelihood.
B. No studio permit shall be issued to any person under eighteen
years of age, nor to a corporation, any of whose officers are
under eighteen years of age.
C. A No studio permit shall be ';'so>~êd denied upon a finding that
the applicant is not of good moral character. Anyone
convicted of a morals offense shall be deemed not to be of
good moral character for the purposes of this section.
(Ord 1402 §1 (part) , 1972 ; prior code §5.604).
5.14.090 permit-Grounds for suspension or revocation.
The chief of police shall suspend or revoke a studio permit upon a
finding of anyone of the following causes:
A. That the studio is not being operated exclusively for the
purpose of providing facilities for use by persons pursuing a
course of study, including the artistic portrayal of the nude
human form, and by persons who engage in artistic portrayal as
a means of livelihood;
B. That the permittee is not of good moral character. Anyone
convicted of a morals offense shall be deemed not to be of
good moral character for the purposes of this section;
C. That payment is made by or charges or fees collected from any
spectators or observers, who may be in attendance during
modeling sessions, except that such payment or charges or fees
shall not be deemed to include payments made by legitimate
students of the operator of an art figure studio;
D. That alcoholic beverages have been sold, consumed or permitted
upon the premises of a studio with the knowledge of the
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permittee;
E. That the permittee has employed a model or permitted a model
to be employed in or about such studio, either with or without
salary, without requiring such model to obtain a permit from
the chief of police authorizing such employment.
(Ord 1402 §l (part), 1972; prior code §5.609).
5.14.100 permit-Appeal following suspension, revocation or denial.
All denials, suspensions or revocations of studio permits and
studio employee permits shall be subject to review by the city
cul;ludl ~an~~~~i ;r ~~e manaoers off~c~al desionee. who sh~l~
~~~~~~~ ;'thi;-6~ a render a. deClswn based upon SP7Clf~c
s 1 days after a wrltten request for such hearlna lS
received. (Ord 1402 §1 (part), 1972; prior code §5.610).
Amend Chapter 5.18 -Billiards and Pool Halls - as follows:
5.18.020 Pool and billiard halls-License required-Tax.
Every person conducting, managing, or carrying on the business of
a pool hall or billiard hall, or maintaining any premises wherein
pool or billiard tables or pinball machines are maintained for the
amusement of the public, shall pay a license tax as presently
designated, or as may in the future be amended, in the Master ~
~ Schedule, 3ç~ L':'ul. ::;. 18 . 620.. Coin operated machines available
for use in such business establishment shall be licensed in
accordance with Sections 5.60.010 and 5.61.010. (Ord 2408 §1
(part), 1990; Ord 1433 §1, 1972; prior code §18.66).
5.18.090 Pool and billiard halls-License required.
It is unlawful for any person to manage, operate or conduct any
poolroom or billiard room in the city without first obtaining a
license from the city ....u<1u~il manager or designee authorizing such
person to keep, maintain and conduct a poolroom or billiard room.
(prior code §24.8).
5.18.100 Pool and billiard halls-petition for license
required-contents.
Every applicant for a billiard room or poolroom license shall file
a petition with the city ....uUuGil manaqer or desionee setting forth
his name and place of residence, how long he has resided in the
city, the building wherein he desires to conduct such billiard room
21 (R 12/95)
or poolroom, and the number of pool or billiard tables, or both,
which he desires to operate. (prior code §24.9).
Amend Chapter 5.26 - Public Dances - as folloW's:
5.26.060 License-Fire hazard investigation required.
The fire chief shall conduct or cause to be conducted an
investigation of the premises identified in the application for
compliance with applicable fire code provisions, and report
findings to the chief of police 0.1(1' [ire lL(.~la.:rdi:)' wl.Lic.:lL .LuiglJ.t a.L~Sê
if 5th....l! at-'t-'li.....u.tiou is ":fLð..l1ted. TIle r";"J::é cL.":"ef .sL.all 5llbm":"t l.Lis
.L'=1-"0.L L ð.w to. wl.LétL.~.L ~h...,-l.L P.LÇhLi.s~õ:t Co....... sa.[çly be tl5êd w":"tlLOl1t ð..u"'j
lLð.£>ð..rJ. ð..L ":"uilJ":t LeCc.dbê vf r":"ì.é Lv tL.c cl.L":"é[ of poli\Jc;. Ih Ll.Le
c-4ê.a.Ll tl.LaL tile [ire clLie[".s :t:c}:Jo.LL l.lldi\..oð.têw Ll~ð.t LL.c p:rem':"6ê5 Ilia}
l.l.\Jt õ:>c.[e1.r Le u.;:.éJ. fOJ: J.c.bcil1"j bc......c.tl5ê vf tl...c fÜe L.az.a.rd, he
fu,- tl,eJ: ù.ctivl.L sl,all Lc to.kêl.L u.util tl,e cOhditio¡,s GJ:eaLil,ÿ Ll.Lé
lLl~.Z;c.ld lU~:L-4ê beel! CVJ..x e.....tcd. (Ord 1170 §l (part) , 1969; prior code
§11.6) .
5.26.070 License-Issuance-Appeal and public hearing of disallowed
license.
The director of finance off';'cer shall, after receipt of the
recommendation of the chief of police, allow or disallow the
license applied for, and if said recommendation is favorable, the
director of finance offiGer shall forthwith issue the license upon
the payment of the license fee hereinafter provided. In the event
that the chief of police shall present an adverse recommendation
for consideration by the director of finance o [[":"Gé:t:, and said
license shall be disallowed, the applicant may appeal said
recommendation to the city ,-vuhGil manaaer or desianee within ten
days of receipt of written notice by the director of finance
officer that the application for said license has been disallowed.
upon receipt of said appeal and payment of fee as set forth in the
Master Fee Schedule, the city clerk manaaer or designee shall set
the appeal for public hearing. At the hearina. the city manager or
the managers official designee shall take testimony and determine
whether the applicant meets all the requirements of this Chapter.
and arant or deny the license on that basis. The decision shall be
final. iu ð.CGOJ..J.ð..lJ\....c w-iLll 3e.....tiou 6060 et i:'CY:. or tIle 3vverltIflc;ht
CuJe vf tl,~ ",t~t~ of CalifO,-"ið.. (Ord 1170 §1 (part) , 1969; prior
code §11. 7) .
5.26.120 License-Suspension or revocation authorized
when-Procedure.
The chief of police of the city is hereby authorized temporarily to
suspend any license issued under this chapter, in the event that
any public dance licensed thereby is being conducted in violation
(R 12/95) 22
of any law, or if there is such conduct being permitted therein
which is offensive to morals or decency or which has a tendency to
provoke a breach of the peace. Within five days of such temporary
suspension the chief of police shall file written charges with the
city <..olcrk manager. within twenty days of the filing of such
charges, the city council shall cause an investigation to be made
thereof and shall thereupon have power to either revoke the
suspension order or to suspend the license for such further period
of time as it may deem proper, or to revoke and annul such license.
For any violation of any of the provisions of this chapter or for
any cause based on public health, safety, morals, or general
welfare, the city <..oo,"¡,<..oil manager may at any time suspend or revoke
any license issued under the terms of this chapter. (prior code
§11.13).
5.26.230 Density requirement of premises location.
In the interests of protecting the public and preserving the peace
of the community, no permit shall be issued under the provisions of
this chapter for any premises located within three hundred feet or
less of premises for which a permit has been previously secured
according to the provisions of this chapter; provided however, the
city ("oducil manager may, upon application and for good cause,
waive said restriction. (Ord 1105 §2, 1968; prior code §11.27).
5.26.290 Youth dances-Taxes for permits-Refunds.
The taxes for permits issued under this chapter shall be payable to
the police department in advance, and for the several classes of
permits provided in this chapter, the taxes shall be as presently
designated, or as may in the future be amended~, ':'1. tl,ê l!a6Lê.. Fêê
3~1J.c:.J.û.lé I 3,=,-t':'û.u :.26.290.
In the event that the application is denied or the permit is
revoked, no part of the applicable tax shall be refunded. (Ord
2408 §1 (part) , 1990; Ord 1672 §2 (part) , 1976).
5.26.300 Youth dances-Grounds for suspension or revocation of
permit.
Any permit may be revoked or suspended by the chief of police upon
any of the following grounds:
A. The misrepresentation of a material fact in the application
for a permit by an applicant or by the holder of a permit;
B. The violation of any provision of this chapter by the holder
of a permit;
C. When the continuance of a permit would, based UDon facts and
23 (R 12/95)
evidence presented to. or gathered by. the chief of police be.
contrary to the public health, safety, welfare, peace or
morals.
(Ord 1672 §2 (part), 1976) .
Amend Chapter 5.32 - Garage Sales - as follows:
5.32.060 penalty for Violations.
~~~ ~~~t~¡~~;. ~.; th~~ ~~~t~~ ~~:~~ ~o~~tit?te ap i~f~~~;i~~4 a~~
thi a 1 e C1 a 0 n nta1ned 1n chapter 1.41 of
's code shall be applicable.
Amend Chapter 5.35 - Bathhouses - as follows:
5.35.123 Denial, suspension or Revocation of License.
Any license issued pursuant to this chapter may be suspended or
revoked by the police chief on proof of violation by the permittee
of any provisions of state law, this chapter, city ordinances or
any rule or regulation adopted and approved pursuant to section
5.35.121, or in any case where the police chief, on the advice of
the health officer, determines the bathhouse is being managed,
conducted, or maintained without regard for the public health, or
the health of patrons or customers, or without due regard to proper
sanitation or hygiene. Where a license is denied or a license
renewal is denied, or where a license is suspended or revoked by
the police chief, such denial, suspension, or revocation may be
appealed by the license applicant or licensee in accordance with
the provis~o~s of 3:CLu.~!'~' ::;.36.Z46 Lli.Lo.ú..;¡l. ::;.~6.32.6. 1,1: tl.~ ~~"':'~
~~ J:'~ù~'~ Q.L .LL"",.1, ~h~ J:'O~~:;~ ~l;~~~ .L~ u=.L~~~ ;~
Ll '" " Ll.",r",i.. .L~-itl~.L"'.1 vr ðaU.vr~2:",.1 v[ U.'" .:.~t1 ",ð"'~':J~r·
Chapter 1.40. (Ord 2408 §1 (part), 1990; Ord 2256 §1 (part) ,
1988) .
Amend Chapter 5.36 - Massage Parlors - as follows:
5.36.130 License or permit-Issuance prerequisites-Appeal of
denial- Transferability.
A. Any applicant for a permit pursuant to these provisions shall
present to the police department the application containing
the aforementioned and described information. The chief of
police shall have a reasonable time in which to investigate
the application and the background of the applicant. Based on
such investigation, the chief of police, or his
representative, shall render a recommendation as to the
approval or denial of the permit to the city manager QI:
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designee.
B. The department of building and housing, the fire department
and the county health officer shall inspect the premises
proposed to be devoted to the massage establishment and shall
make separate recommendations to the city manager or desionee
concerning compliance with the foregoing provisions.
C. The city manager, or his designee, after receiving the
aforementioned and described recommendations, shall grant a
permit to the establishment if all requirements for a massage
establishment described herein are met, and shall issue a
permit to all persons who have applied to perform massage
services unless it appears that any such person has
deliberately falsified the application or unless it appears
that the record of any such person reveals a conviction of a
felony or a crime of moral turpitude. The city manager ~
designee may recommend to the city council that an individual
business establishment shall be subject to a public hearing
and council approval, when in his judgment any such business
establishment has an effect upon the public health, safety or
welfare of the community.
D. Any person denied a permit by the city manager or his designee
pursuant to these provisions may shall be notified pursuant to
ChaDter 1. 40 reoardinÇ1 an appeal tû Ll...ê c~t.x \;vu.u(..il ill
wLiLiu9, ö:ttati.ll":1 :r~ð.~O¡'S why the permit should be granted.
The cl. t.r ,-0 u.l IC::" 1 J.Llå.x ":1:t:ð.hL '-'x d~l1.l' tl.Lç pe.L ill::" t u.bJ. ¡.HIGh
decision pursuant to ChaDter 1.40 shall be final upon the
applicant. Also, the city council may elect on its own motion
to review any determination of the city manager granting or
denying a permit. in which case. that decision shall then
constitute the exha~~tion of administrative remedy.
E. All permits issued hereunder are nontransferable; provided
however, a change of location of a massage establishment may
be permitted pursuant to the provisions herein.
(Ord 1312 §2 (part), 1970; prior code §9.42).
5.36.240 License or permit-suspension, revocation or denial-Public
hearing requ':'red.
Before denying, suspending or revoking a license or permit issued
pursuant to this chapter, the city manager shall =H offer the
apDlicant or Dermittee a hearing as provided in ~ chapter ~.
(Ord 1312 §2 (part) , 1970; prior code §9.53).
:>.36.2:>6 lIeariI.q Notice reqt1ired.
25 (R 12/95)
~~±t ;~~e ~tllL,'j o[ ~,",~h 11 l''''IlL~u1' L~,~ ~~~; I,\:::~g;:;~ ~ð.~~ h:~~± ~
:~'Lt~~~ 1;.:-= o~ 1,,,,IlL':'u'j ~l-'e~ifyiH';¡ tl,,,, Li:ue uhd 1--1l'>~'" ~~ ~:e~~i;:;
~~; ;:i'" ~~:: u ul: Md, ð. 0'eú1ð.1, ~1:1~l-'",h~1uh VL I:dO~~~;û;~ ~~ ~e
~~~;"'~ P; hally OL 1..}' luall '"'1--uu t.he 1.L~chS,: "': ~"'¡~::c ~~;~~~.
;~~h ::L~~C~ ~l,ul.l ,1..e ma-.1e aL lea~L [.:.v'" -.1a~~ 1..:[o;e+-1t~", 1:;;:1:~:~;.
~~;~; ;~f L mð..Ll1u'j sl,all 1..", -.1",,,,),,e-.1 ~~e [::-;::'; ~; ~~~: ;~V'" ~~;s
tê , 'uÍl,g th", [ivê Jal' l-'êLivJ. (OI:J 1312 §2 (l-',ht), 1!>16.
l-'l:iOL cud", §9.~4).
5.36.266 H~ariI&q Frocedure gener~11y.
A: ~¿: Li;ì~ duJ l-'16.C", wl,':'d, i? uPl-'oiuL",d [òr .t.l,e 1,,,,uL':'~~' L~,; ~.:.;;
ill u :r a:ll 1!1:ð..L tbê pcu.. t1.l:,s ð.uJ takç I:V l.J.êuGc;. (erJ. 1312 §2
(puLL), 1976, pLivl: cu-.1e §9.55).
:>.36.216 HeArIng Rule6 of 6y~d6nc6.
~~: ~~aL ~~-j l,e",d hut 1.,,,, ,~ou-.1,",GL",J acwL-.1~u'j t:-- L~,: :~~;a~;;;~;: ~~
J~~~~ lu: L~~S. u[ ev1Jëuce. . Ad}' Ld",va,h,L. 7'~7-.1e~~", ~u~.y ~;
:~~'~~ ~:'~ ,~1JêLeJ 1.,}' t.l,,,, ~1l}' ¡;,lluu-jeL .LE :..L ~~ :t.~ ~~~ t ~~
~~~~:~~'" ~u ~~t.:.l, 1:c5l-'ul.,~iU", l-''7L~O,~6 aLe u~~I:1,~~u.ue-.1 L,";, ~~lr .:.~ ;~~
~ d"~~~ ~± ~ 0..15 a[[a.LI:~. Gl.,Je~t.LOu6 tu e:::~'::~c,: ~l~a:1 ~ê ~.~~~~
H u. '~1 9~1¡h:Úl L,y tIlê G~t.Y .mð.Ho.gç.Le (OrJ. 1312 §2 (þc;u.t), 1910,
p.Liv.L cvJ.c; §9.36).
:>.36.286 Hða.ribg DðCi&':'Ol... of d6Le~¡û':'n6.t':'on.
AL Lh.~ ,-"oucld.ülv.u vI tl.Lê. l...cð..L i.ug, LL.ç ,-iLl' :"ua!.La.gcr ~bull .mð.kè tAb
OLJel: . :1 tl<'...L. OJ.. J.çr Ga..u.
A. Diwlu':'.5ö:> LIL~ cL.ð..Lgçð,
D. 3l:1¡;tpebd or :Lê.vOkè tIlè li\,..oèu.5c u:t' }lê:...m':'t, 01:
C. ~=~:: sug oU,,,,r cvhJiLiOuð.1 ahJ l-'~v1..a~':'o,:aLY OL~ëL5 ~~ l:'~y ~:
~~~~;± ~u~ LJ,,,, er.[OLGd"êl.L u[ tl:1<> ~h~~L~~. ~ ~~ ~ ~~:
~:~i:i~:: :1?~~Hyi"9 [i.~J':'h-j5 o[ [a~t :-w-.1 Lt,,,, L",aSul:? [;::~ ~~;
~'~.L~î:;:i ~l~l1.l.,e ["Lu:..~l,êJ .tu L~.", 11~e"5,,, U.L l-'eLl'''.L: t~~ld;~
1.1 1 c. .,..lJ[O.L.lLLe.J. or 1.L1.~ :Ll.'::JI.Lt tv Q.Prç~.J... }J'U.LS.....~IJ.\: 'Co
3è\...ot":"ouw ~.36.JIO ul.LJ. :;.36.:120 of LL':',S ,-"l.lð.t"tt:::L.
(OI:J 131Z §2 (l-'ð.Lt), 19,0. l-'l:ioL ~oJe §3.~')'
5.36.296 EffðÇL of dðC':'sio.. sLayðd whðn.
~~e ~t o[ 11 J",c':'~iu" l.,y tl,e Cay ",auð.'jeL ~~>,:,11 ~è "'~:r¡~ w~~~~
:~ :~ ~h: l:~ ~~I:1"c':'l b l-'e"Jir.'j o~. al~t~l ~hê ~~~':'" [~~ ;~~i~i ~h~~
p 1 5 ^ LÇJ. èAGê}J'L ð.ö:> l":t:VyJ..J.çJ. l..u 3ç.....t..LÚU :;.96.986 of \:1...1:5
(R 12/95) 26
d""...LcJ.. (Ord 1312 §2 (l-'6.1L), 1970, priol c.ode §9.::;8).
~.36.3aa HeAr~~g Not req~ired wheh Erre~l.
¡ll,¡c:u, ~h tILe. opilJiol! or Ll.Lç ,-"it}' luahð.gç~ tl.Lê:t:ê is all i,Lluuediatê.
LIJ..LçQL to tILe þtlLli(.. 1.Lçu.lLlL1 ~el[a:tê V.L safety, l.Le iuc.,}' dehl',
6tl6Ì:Jê.J.¡J.. vi. :revoke ð. lic.çu;::.ç U..L t"ê:tluit ii::l¡::Oûc:J. J:-'u..I:.su.ð.l.Lt tv LI.Li5
"l.ð....lcJ. w~Ll.out callil.g ð. lu:cu';'u'j. 1'l.e pel"ou ",[[ccteJ ¡"ay ",ppeal
i:»Lh...l.L J~::\,...~.;:t';"011 pU~6Uðllt ~u 3c:,-"L";"Ol15 ::;.36.310 ClUJ. :;.36.320 vf tl.Lió
(.hð.pLeJ.. 1'l.e effe"L vf "ucl. decisiol. "l.",ll 1.0t Lè "L",.!'ed JU1';'ug
pebJeb"y vi sllcl. al-'peal. (Ord 1312 §2 (part), 1376, priol code
§3. 39) .
~.36.31ð AppeAl Petition required.
A¡,)! per SOb a[fe"Led by a!. a~tiol. L",ke!. or PI:UpvJ. LaJ tv Le take!.
Ilbder autl.o:!:itjl vf this cl.aptcr, OJ. by a fð.ilure tv act iI.
C.\JU[V.LIU~tJ' w';'LIJ. tl.a.i6 C.hð:Ì:Jtc:l, .maY appeal 5\:1(..1... actiO!! 01. failure to
Q,-,L L.l filihg -will.Llu L~u J.ul'ö:Io or 5tl(..1.L ~(..t V.L failur:ê, u.u apþellö.Lc
petitioh with Lhe citjl clerk 01. '" forn, illrbÜ,l.cJ L.!' l.er. (OJ.J 1312
§2 (paJ.L), 1970, pÜvl code §9.66).
~.36.32a AppeAl Publ';'c heAring Notice Effect. of decÜ,~oI'.
'I"l.e c.ill' "lerk sl"ÜI ",et the al-'l-'eal fv:!: public. 1.eaJ.';'ug. Hvlic.e
tlLereof alta.Il Le puLliö:lol.LcJ. ":"u u. 1...êW6þð.!:-'c.L vf ,,=,~dJ.eI:ð..l (..":".L\.;ulutiûh aL
least 01.(,,,, LeI. dajls pJ:ivi. Lo the date of Lhe 1.ea:!:iI.g ~hid. sl.ð.ll be
withih ~l'';'J.Ll dajls a[LcJ. appellaht files I.is appellate petiLioh.
AL Ll...è (..vú\,..ol......õ:>.:olJ. of tl...ç l...çð..L ~ug, c.01l1.L\,.:.i.l õ:>l...ull by l.ê601......L~olJ. gl..a.uL
or Jel(1' Ll.e appeal. íli.èl. tl.è appellð.Le ...etitioh i" fi1eJ w~Ll. Ll.e
(.iL.!' claJ:k, ahjl ",ctiOh wl.id. i", tl.e sllLje(.t vi the appc",l sl.all Lc.
"L",.!'ed 1:II.til "o1:ll.cil Je(.';'des tl.e appcð.l, except ò", p:!:oviJcJ ...1.
3c"L':'01. ::;. 36. 360 of tl.i" d.apter. If "vuucil grahL", Ll.e apl-'c",l,
cotlhcil ",I.all Jilc"L the apprû"'J.':'ate actioh v[ LI.e c.itjl .uahagel.
If \,..o01l1...c.il J.çu':e.s tl...ê. ð.ÌJÌJça.l, tl...ê. ð.c.Ll.vu v[ tl...ê. \,..o~ L.l lnð.11ð.gç.L
bec.on.eô c[[ectiv': iuilucJ':'",lely i:lpvl. Jcu';'",l. (OJ:J 1312 §2 (...aJ.l),
1370, pJ:ivJ. "ode §3.61).
Amend Chapter 5.38 - Pawnbrokers, Secondhand and Junk Store Dealers
- as follows:
5.38.210 License-Revocation or suspension when.
In the event that any person holding a license authorizing him to
engage in, conduct, manage or carry on the business of a pawnbroker
or secondhand dealer, or any agent or employee of any such person
violates or causes or permits to be violated any of the provisions
of this chapter, or has been convicted of any crime involving
stolen property, the chief of police shall, in addition to the
27 (R 12/95)
other penalties provided by this chapter, forthwith suspend the
business license or licenses and cause said business to be
immediately closed. The chief of police shall notify the license
holder of the suspension of said license by delivering a notice of
such suspension to the license holder or his agent or employee.
Delivery of such notice may be made personally or by placing such
notice in an envelope properly addressed to such license holder
with postage prepaid, sealed and deposited in the united states
mail. A licensee, upon suspension of such license, shall have the
right to appeal to the city c.ollh.....;.l manaoer from such order of
suspension by the chief of police by the filing of a notice of
appeal. paying appropriate aDDeal fees as set forth in the Master
Fee Schedule and stating the grounds therefor. Such appeal shall
be filed with the city ....leJ:k manager within fifteel. ~ days after
notification of suspension. The city manager shall utilize the
provisions of Cha?ter 1.40 regardino notice. aDDeal and hearing
governing the exhaustion of administrative remedy for the
revocation or suspension of permits. (Ord 1931 §1 (part), 1981; Ord
1761 §1 (part), 1977; Ord 1008 §2 (part), 1966; prior code
§ 17 . 18 (A) ) .
5.38.220 License-Public hearing on suspension/revocation.
The city ....leLk manager shall refer the notice of appeal tu LLc ....ity
....ulll.c.il for hearing in accordance with Chapter 1.40, and the
licensee shall be notified in writing by t.l.c c.ity c.leJ:k of the
time, place and date of hearing, which shall be not more ~ than
ten days from the filing of the notice of appeal. UpOh OjuuJ Gause
Leillg .;::>bOWIJf tlLé cotlllGil mð.jJ at it~ Ji5G:t:et~vul bet ð.b.otl.LêL L~.LLlé
[0.J.. ~tA.(..1.L l...êo..L ~.I1"::t or GObL";"uú.ê. sue!.,. 1.1~ð.ì: ibg, ð.lJ.J. ö. t tl...ê tiluç vf ~ú.(.,L.
1.eaJ:ihOj ~l.all I.co.:': evidehce ì-<resehteJ ð.t suc.l. aì-<peal. TI.è Got:.hGil
õ:>l.l.ð..ll l.La.vç tILê pO~è:t: ð.t 5U\,.oIJ. l.Lêð.:t:iIJ"::t Lo 5USpêllJ. 61::..(..11 licêlJSê Iv./.. à.
:t:eð.svb.òLle. t-'t:;.LioJ. or L~JLlê or: :re.vvÄ.e suelL 1':(..êh5ê. 'fl.L1: ¡:HA.i:'!:-'êh6iOIJ
01 re~ocatiol. of suc.l. liceh6e sl.all be solely w';'tl.iI. tl.è discretioh
of t.l.è cOI1l......;.1 al.d sl.o.ll J..,e fil.al. If the license or licenses of
any person licensed by this chapter is so revoked, no license shall
be granted to such person to conduct or carryon such business
within six months after such revocation. During the period of
suspension or revocation, the chief of police shall sequester any
pledged or pawned goods and hold said goods at the police station
in the city or other secured location, and shall post an
appropriate notice at the place of business that such goods may be
reclaimed at the police station. (Ord 1761 §l (part), 1977; Ord
1008 §2 (part), 1966; prior code §17.18(B)).
Amend Chapter 5.44 - Race Tracks - as fo~~ows:
5.44.020 Operation deemed nuisance-Abatement.
Any violation of the provisions of section 5.44.010 is
declared to be a public nuisance, and upon order of the city
(R 12/95) 28
",vuHc.il manager or official designee, the city attorney sl,all m.ay
immediately initiate proceedings necessary for the abatement or
enjoinment of such violation in the manner provided by law. (Prior
code § 2 0 . 42) .
Repeal Chapter 5.48 - Closing Out Sales
:>.48.010 Exemption~ to app1~Gab~lity.
'fL,e l:-'.LUV i5ioll~ vI tl~i~ \..oba,ptè.l:: sl,all HVt appll' iI. tl,e case 0[.
A. 3ales .....u.wlllcteJ. L.r orcler V.L t-':LOc..è.55 or Q ""'vu.....t vi .....vm!:-'éLebt
j UJ.. ':"sJ.i"" L":"uu,
B. 3ale~ Go¡,dtlctecl L:y ptlbli... ....,[ric.e....¡::;,o ;::'1..1.\",01... as marshals QUJ.
ö:tl.l.éL.i[[w ':"u ð.G.cordð.b.\..oç witl.&. tl...e":".... !:-,0..4êJ:::60 ð.l...d J.u.L':"c:;,;:"
C. 3ale~ luacle tI¡,der elL.. ð.SSigl.í'lLit::ut [or tl"" LeHe[it o[ creditors
ge¡'~.Lð.111' , p:t:ov":"J.t::J., tl,at [ac.ts of ;:>\.1.\..01:.. te:t:luilJð.tiola alid
li'-ltlidatiou L~ Glearl,}' -=-=t fo:rtlL ":"u tbe public al1hOtlhGt::,Luêbt of
5tlcl... walt::.
(P.Li.or code §lOA.l).
:>.48.020 Closinq out ~ale de[~I,ed.
¡H.Lêln:; v 10::.1.. û~",cl iLL Lh~~ c.l,apter, Lh~ ten" .. ...lv~i¡'9 Otlt sale" ,;;:I!"'u.ll
luêð.l.1 u.u} o[[er to wc:ll to tl,~ >-,úLlic, 0.1.- ö:lule to tl,e publ i.c., 0[.
I.jUoJ.ß, wa..Lt::w or Iuer: ,-L.a.uJ.ibê tlpou LI,,,, L"pliecl V.L expressed
r epl ~6"'1,tatiol. Lhð.t ",tlcl. sal~ is i¡, al,ti...i.l>atiol. o[ tl,e '-Çð..i:)'.~.l.1g I
J.':";::t(..obtibtlð.lJ.Cc uJ.. teJ::"luilJð. L':"uu. vi ð. btlw':"ut:ww, OJ:: tl...at 5th...I.! ;;:oa.le is
otl,er LL.a.ú i¡, tl,e .."n..Jibð.l:"'j GOtl.Lõ:>t:: or bu.sibêõ:>b. i.i tl,otlt li.m":"L":"lJ"j
U,e ge¡,e.Lalitl' o[ the aLv4e, ð.. IIclvö:libg out i:»o.léll sl,all ihclude au,}'
i:»àle adve:...Lii:»e~ or ....é~l::eSelJ.tt:~, ei tI,er ~>-,ec.i[icalll' or ~u
i:»U.Lsta.ln....'C, to Le. lIo.J)U5tO....·o:» oAle,1I IIu.J.ml.ui$.t:Lð.to:r's o:»u.l'C, II
IIba.uh..... \..1.1-' t.G "'i sale," 1I"":LéJítv....·i:» oð.le,1I lI""lvo'C out .sa.le,1I 1I'Cx''CGutOl::'s
oð.lê,1I "'C~H.1 v[ btls"':"u'Co;:. sale," "[';'¡,al sa.l'C, II "[orc.ed otlL v£
LI..I.i:J11~ê5S sale," lIilJ.501v'Cut sale," lI'::"lJifêlJ.tOl::}' li'i\:l~clatioh sa.l'C,1I
" Ü,'1elltorl' ""lvbé out So.lé,lI ,,' t d' i " "last daj'" ~ale,"
l.lJ.vt:u v:t:l' l.OJ:JVi:»O.,
Ulêo.i:J'C éx!:-'il::ê.s sal'C,u "liqtl';'~ð.tioll salt:, II '"lost léàðê sale,'" u1L(tlst
~aGat,: sal~, .. IIqllittilJ.~ Ld.silJ.êSò:t i:»ð.lê,1I It ....éGéivers sale,u .. ðêllillg
vat sale," "~toc.k dispo~al," I·stv""k ;:.êll ouL,"' "6toc.k liqtlidaLi.v"
i:»o.lé,1I .. Lt:....1U...:..uc.Ll.ol1 5a.lt:, It IIwihJ UJ:J i:»ð.lê," v.... o.l1i oU,er Lt:....1U
Lt:l1J.illg to C.Ou V t: l' to U,e ptlbli.c. '~I,at tlpvu LI,~ clisposal o[ tl,,: ~tvc.k
o[ goods Vl1 I,al.cl tI,e bUi:»"':"11ê65 ló"ill GèaSe al.cl Lt: J.';'i:JGOlJ.tihtlê.d.
(Frior code §lûA.2).
29 (R 12/95)
(R 11/91) 30
5.48.636 L';'cahsa Raqu';'rad.
~~ p:¡:",~u ",1.1\:11 uJvO=.LLbo= U.L wwJ.uuL I\: uluS';";9u1j,L .:~lc ~..: :.ü~ 'í~
[= O.L ",ð.lc ð.u'j 9ucJs, wl\:.LO=", 01: rucru~.a'~~.L5,;, ~t: ~ ~~Ì;
~~p~:~ui~d tu Lo= I\: c.l05ih-,J ,ul1L ",~lc ,wiLl.û;>; ~~~~L ~t~~h~~~ :
c . uOhJl1ut .5tlul. c.l.u",...h~ out .bulo=. . ~f s.~d. ~~I\:Ìe :t~ .:~ ~:
ut~~~:o=~ ~t a 1'tlLhC au....~...,?u, L!.ch lu aJdÜ...,?u ~~ t.lì.o= r>~u~",~~v~~
01.' ~.....'" ....1. pLo=.L, t1.o= p~Ovl",10h.'" oI utl.o=r l\:~pLc~L~c p.L~': ....5~vl.; ~:
t 1. .....Odè OL vtl¿cJ.. G..1.t.1 v.1..d.J..uuuCcò:) õl...ull Q.t-"þ1.l. (PJ....LO.... cvde
§16A.3).
5.48.646 L~~ðn~6 Appl~vAlion ContenLð required.
~~1'~';'~atiuh [0": liC.ch",O= ¡:o=qtl';'¡:o=J Lx tl.b ~l.~1'~~.L ~~~I\::~ ~ ~~~:~
~. i~ ~î.~ CI.ahCc u[Cc.c:': L~ t1.o= po=r",ou c.uhJuuLiI.~ t..l~c ....lú::,ih-,J::~~~
::1':: .100a",L t~u. Jb.x", 1'.L1u1: tu ~l.= c.~..Ú,:=uc.=.,,~..t ~l.~.L":.u[. . ~~~~
~ ~~~....~~ìUU [O.L l...c",hs= ",hall b~ ~u "'ut1I.~, ;;:~~u~~ 1ì~,1J ~~~f~~~
~~ ì:.L t.l.! L'j. tl.o= pe.L50u wl.u i..t=I.J", Lo co..Ju~L ~,:ul. ':.a~:, ~::~
c ð.1JPll.,-ut.J..Ou ~lLa.ll ;::Jet [U.L LIL àb.J. .....ouLð...LU llLe [úllo·w':.dJ.g
i.u[Vl...mClL~vu.
A. Dc;s(,J.. ':'1JLiu:U u.b.J. ¡:)L::t:c;;ê.L lOCu.ti\'""u,J. o[ Lbc pluCc ð.L w 1... l. ",,1.1 w.....clJ.
;:,a.lc ':'5 tv Lt::: l¿cId,
B. ~l.~ ~aLtl.Le O[ ~l.= uc.uapuhuj, wl.cLho=.L bx u.<lh=..:~~ip~?~ 1::~: ~~
u 1 Awé U.l1J. l.[ Ly 1~u.6c 0.... ;;:taLléu.6c, Ll"'1; effe\...ot.LV1; J.ate of
L1;.L...uiuð.L~Ou or .;:>t:h...l... Lêuð.uG}I,
C. 'I'1"'1; ...uéa.u.5 tv bç çJ.uplOl'çJ. ill p(.¡bli.~l...iug u.oLi,-:ç ~r ~u,;~~ ~ð.lè,
tvgçtl...~:t ~i LI... tl...~ !-,.Lo!-,u.;:>çJ. CVU.tÇllL.:; or bU(..l... ð.J.~e..L ti.;:>illg,
D. ~~~ -lac.t", i,U .LO=~",1:J tu Ll.= iusulv=hu'j, bauJ...,;l11't:-x ~ .a5"'';'~'::'''~;'~' -
1; vé.L.;:>IJ..Lf> 0.1. vtl...ç.L \...0 a Lh;, 1; rVL tl...ç J..L.;:>5vlu.L~vu úf thê
Lu..;:>iuê.;:>.;:>,
E. AI. ,;,.~ v d~ Lo.L j O.L '" La Le¡ùo=h L ",0= L tiH~ [U.L Ll. , ~1.= :" a~H t';' :~, a~~
JcsuUpL...OH u[ ull 9uod"" .<Ia.LO=", "HJ i"e.Ld.-:~,J~",~ L~ ~~ ~~~J ~;
5~~~ ",b.l=. All gOud"" ~a.LO=", I\:ud 1"",:.:d.I\:HJi"e 1';'",~eJ "'puu L~~
.;. HtUl.'j O.L sLI\:Lelù",¡.L sl.1\:11 Lo= "'u Je"u.Lib=~ ~H ';",LI\:';'1 :? l~~,
HU:h,Lo=.L, L1:uwJ. ¡,,,,i,,= au.1 oLl.o=.L uJ.1';'t';'uuul J=La';'l "':-, Ll.ut L~.~
';'.1cu~';'L~ o[ ",u,c.l. ""u0.15 .<IiLl. !-1.= ';'HVo=¡.Lc~x ,1.i~Li!."" ~"~x ~:
rMJll}' JeL~.Lm~Ho=J. All C.uu5"'9Iu"O=Ht -,Jo";,J,,, l...::L=~ ~~::. ;~~
~~~~~tv1:X 0": ~t",tcluc ¡L. shall L~ 5u Jo=",i~uaLe~. Mu :--û~:~~I~~;~;
m",'j Le wulu.1o=.1 ...1. Ll.= ",ul= ú1.10=",,, ~~:::h ;~..~~~~;d ~~~~;
1.1\: v ~ be"' ¡ ii, tI.ê ap"lic.I\:I.t:.·" PO",5~5=>iúl, Iv:': ",L lel\:.,t tl.~.L .Lj'
Jay¡:" !-,Liut tv tlJ.ê [~l':'u~ of Ll...è o.!:-"!-'l':'\...oð.L':'vu a~ .Lè"'1u.i.L.1;,J L}'
Lh':'w \...olJ.a!:-" L1;.L. ,
F. I~ t~.~ O=v"'hL Ll.ut sue.!. ",al= .<Iill L= uul:JuuLo=J ut. f'tl~~i~
a ut' Ou, Ll.= ual,,= u[ Ll.= uuuLiuH==¡: .<IIN ",l.ull c.uuJ.;¡.:;L ",ael.
aûc.Livu .;:>ð.l~.
31 (R 11/91)
(P~iu~ cod~ §10À.4).
5.48.a~a B~sine~s licðn~e Burrender req~irðd when.
Ao:> ~ GOuJ.itiol1 Lv tl~e ":"66Uð.1H...c or a .....losihg \Jù.t sale l~<"~hsê, as
~aiJ lic~l!~ê i~ defi.l1êd ":"l.L tlJ.i6 GIJ.apLe::t, tIlê ð:þplicð.ut bllð.ll
cO.usêl.LL to tIlc revoG.ð.tiou or tl.Lç- appl..:.......ò.l1t I õ:J Lû;::,ihê55 l..:........c:ui:lê
ii:lwü.ê.J. PUJ.i:lÛð.llL L() tILc .i:-':L:Ov":"i:I':ub5 vf .....lJ.apte.Lò:t ~.02 o...uJ. ~.04. If
tL.ç closiug ol1L o:;oò.le li(,..él1sê i.=. iS5ueJ., the u.t:-'plicallt I õ:J LusillêS5
licçu5ê slH¿ll be J.êêIheJ. 1:êvokçJ. tlpvu tIlê çx!:-,il.atioll vI tl.l.ê
\,.olo5i.u~ \Jut i:lule li\,;c.usè OJ.. ð.l(ì' êALc:115iOu Lbexeof. (01:..1 7:;:2 §1
(pa~L), 1961, ~xio~ cuJe §16À.4.~).
~.48.Ð6ð Li~6L66 InY6ðli9.L~on or appl~~Ant IbðUAn~6 F66ð and
Taxes Agrðemer.L requ':'red.
'fl.e C.l1ul1Ce officer ",l.all buLify tl.~ c;hi~f of pul':'ce of tl.e filibg
vI tILê u.t:-'.t:-'liGaL":"uu ð.l&J. Ll.L\::::' "l.lief" vf þvl..:.......e luu.J luð.ké, at: Gð.t15= Lv Lc:
luadé, au èxan:LillaLiolJ. ot: ilJ.vêi:tLigatiou of tl.1è stð.têlu~utõ:» 'put fot:tI.1
il.1 i:tucl.1 ap1-'licatioh, ot: vf tI.1~ à~pli'-"c;,ult ð.1.1J. l.lis afrait:s, ~u
l.êlð.L~vu to tl.1~ 1-'.LOp05êJ (..l05~ug OuL i:talê. II tl.1ê cL~~[ vI policê
[~uJ6 tl.1ð.L LIH::: 5tð.L~luêlJ.ts ~lJ. tl.1ê u~pli'-"Cl.Lioll a.Le truê, t.1J.aL LLê
ð.dvê.Ltisillg Lv Lê U5êJ is hvt falsê, JêCêpL~vê OJ:: J.uisléð.dihg ~ll AllY
t:~õ:)pêct, auJ. tlJ.aL Lbê pt:Opvi:têJ. lueLl.loJ..s of ("olldu,-"L~lJ.'3 tl.l.é õ:»ul~ al.ê
bot .;:¡ou,-"lJ. ð.b, iu LIJ.ê ol:-'~lJ.iolJ. vf tl.1ê ,-"L.~~I of l:-'vlicê, wvu.lJ. wOJ::k a
It:auJ. vJ::: lúi5.Lèp~êSêu~àtioh Oh tl.1ê ~uJ::clH:I.~è:t, t.l.1êu tLê c.hi~f of
pol~("è slu~..ll ð..};Jpl::Ov~ -:"hê Cl.l:-'l:-'licð.L~vu ð.hd Lb~ fil1CU1'-"~ office.L õ:)lu~.ll
iõ:).;:.tu.è ð. 1~,-,,~b5ê Lv ("ohdu,-"L 5ucb CI. 5ð.l~ ~u aC,-"v.LJa.uGê ~iLb LI.1ê·
p.Lv..1iõiohS ......f tLi.;:¡o ,-"l.1ð.pt.ê.L' othêt:w~õê tlJ.è GIJ.iêf vI ÌJolicê ;::oIJ.(~.ll
Jisapp~u~e the ð.pplic;atiol1. Nu ð.ppli....ð.tiol1 fux ~ud. l':'cel1se sl.all
bê u("Gèpt~J Ly Lb~ rillUU,-"ê o[f~I..o~~ uul 11::6 i:t ð.,-",-"vJ.Lll:-'alliêd L.l ð.
1101,Lefu.l.Jð.Llc R~,-!~ireJ Fili...,; Fee ("') . PLOy ':'JeJ furtl,~~, tl.l!>t
~bll::uèvêr tl.111:: good.;:¡o, ~ð.l::êõ:) OJ::: luê.L,-"l.1ð.hd.is= ~b to Le .;:¡oold at. þdLlic:
atlcL':'ul1 I!>I.J is a 6toc;k of jeow~lry, Ll.el1 il1 tl.l!>t eV~l1t tl.e
cil-'~lic;aU.ol1 rey.u':'leJ iI. t.his ....l.ð.pteor ",l.ð.ll be u<..co¡"pal1':'~J Ly I!> tax
ill uu è.luOUl1L Cl.i::I> prêi::l>=utly J.=.::::tighate.J, or l\.;;;:II ,utay ih LL.è future Lc
a.m=bdêd, ';".1.1 LIJ.ê Ua;;;:llL=l:: Tð..A. 3,-"llêdul=, 3êCti....u ::;.48.0G0. At tl.1ê L';"mc
or Jêliv=.LY of ~u,-"l.l lic~uõ:Jê, tl.1é liCêh5e~ sl.1ð.ll õ:JiglJ. tIle fvllowihg
agleel"el1t to be witl1essed by tl.e fiI.ð.l1ce officer vt l.is depl:1tJl.
lI'fIlê ð.bOvè licêll6é i5 ð.GcêplêJ. b}' tl.1ê ullde:tsighed
ú!:-'Oh tl.1é GOl.1diL~olJ. tl.lat liGeuõ:Jêè a~.Leè5 to GV.1ul:-'ly
lW'iLI1, ð.bd ð..L~J:é b}', a.ll tl.1= þ'L:ovis';"vu;;;:llo of cl.1'-1.l-'L'õ:::.L
~.48 of tol.e CoJ~ of Ll.è ciLl' of CI,ula vista,
Cl!>lifull.ia. ..
(Ord z:~06 §1 (jJaJ:t), 199Z:, Ord z:408 §l (part), 1990, p~':'ux code
(R 6/92) 32
§10A. :;) .
5.48.616 L~GenSe Cond~l~ons fOI issuance PeIiod of
.al~d~ty Renewal.
All,}' liGél1sê. iðStlêd tll!der tl...e }:Jl:Ov is~ouS or tl.Llêa GIJ.ð.pter 51J.4,~.11
ð.u.Lllor iz;e Ll...ê c.Ol1di04(..t alld u.J.Yêrt~o;J';"bg of LI.1C OlJê type \,.If o:.>ulc IJC~..ïuêJ.
ll,ê:teil., 6.¡,,1 at locativu 6pecir.i.",J t],ê.L",il., [or a p"'.L~vJ o[ ¡,ot
more tlH'u [ort:\' [i.e cal",¡,dar dullS. F:rv.iJêJ ¡'owe.e.L, ll,,,t tl,e
r';"hð.h\".oc v[[icc.L .may, u.,t:-'uu ð. vê....;..rieJ. 6!:-'!:-'1':(..ð.tio1a tL.e.L..t:[u.L, .Lcb.-êW
oð.id l~Gêb.i:>ç [or Q. ~êr ioJ. ¡Jot Lv exc;eeJ. rirteeh day 5. 31.4\".011
vex.;..rled ~êtit~vú [or :"'cl1êwal bllð.ll ':;'b(.lude ð. l':i:»t':ug of ¡;¡ouc.l...
.Lêlua':uJ.er ~OOd5, WU.Lc.s 0... J.uc:t:cl...ð.l1J.':i:tê relCla.':u.':ug i1.1. 6toGk fX:Olu tL.e
vJ,...";'~ iuul ibY CJILoL:Y ð.l.J ;:ol...all .I.Lvt cOb.Lu.':"u a.h'j gOOJ.b, ~ð.ì.e;::> or:
Iuc:....c..ha.lJ.\liSê bot l1ð.lued ill tILe oJ..'::"gihal a1'pliGbtioll. If a. sa.le is to
La cOln.ll:lcted ð.t two OJ.. luore lO\...oð.tlOhi:» i::»ê1-'ð.rate llcêh5ês h(\lSt be
uLta~uçJ. [OJ.. çQ,-l... 10c..ð.L~uu at wI...~(..l... th.ç ò:u;;¡.lç také.i:) .t:-'la.,-ç. 'i'I...ç.
cOb.J.iLiob.5 pJ..ç.o(..:L.iLed as l:-':L.ç.c..eJ.é.IJ.L Lo tl.l.e iwou.ð.b.c..é. o[ a ll,-çuwç fv.L
oue locatiuu 51...0.11 bç t1J.ê same cOb..J~tiob..s to Lê sati5fieJ [oJ:: o.l(Y
ð.hd 0.11 1ic.êhi:)çd iw~tled fur luore t1...ah Ouç locatiolJ.. 3toc..ki:J u[
J.uçJ..(..l.1.ð.lJ.J.";"¡:,ç ill wo.J::êlJ.uu.¡:,ç5 bvL 1uc..o.tçJ. Oh tl.l.e l:-'J..çJ.LLi¡:,ç¡:, .rvJ.. wlJ.ic..l.l.
l~c.e¡,.se ~s i.s.stleJ, ~],all b~ li.st.",J OJ. .sê...6.~ð.te i¡,. ê¡it.O~ ie.s. I[
s"l", o[ ¡"êJ:c.l,a¡,di.sê i~ to b", c.o¡,dtl....teJ at th", warêhotl.se locatio "
Co depaJ..u.Lç 1icêlJ.Sç w1J.6.11 Lç i.êquiJ..çJ.. no Pç.J..ovu ~l.1.O 1,1.0.5 bot beeh
t1J.e vv'1uè.~ or J..ç(.v~J. o[ u Ld5il...e¡:)i:) [OJ:: 1#1.1.i,-,I... 5tlcl.l. lieêl...se is 50ugl.l.t
[O.L a pe:rivJ o[ at lêð.st .si..:. ;"oht],.s, ~l,ð.ll be -,¡ì.,,¡,têJ a lice¡,se.
(OrJ 7:;2 §2, 1961, p.L~V.L ....vJe §10A.6).
S.48.686 L~c.ense scope of .ð.l~dity.
Àu'j 1icêbwç i65Uêd u.1J.J.è.:t tl...ç }:J.ì:ov i5iou¡:) o[ thiu (..llð.þ¡tê:t 51,1.0.11 Lç·
valid olJ.l}' [o:r tlJ.ê aJvêJ.. l~5il.Lg ð.uJ. c..olJ.du,-,lilJ.g or sale v[ tl...e
þ¡A:t ti,-,u.lu.J.. goodi:), wa.l.ê6 ð..lJ.J. ...uçl(.l.l.o.uJ.~oé J.es\o.o.L ~LçJ. ~lJ. tl.l.ê o:t i~ ~uu.1
al:-'l:-'l~(..a.tiolJ. tlJ.ç:L.ç[o1:, u.uJ. J.tl:tiu~ ll.l.ê paJ.. L";',-6..1ar tilLie, u.uJ. o.t tlJ.e
pa:tti....aIIH locativh 6tated tl,ereil. a¡,J b~ tl.è pð.:ttictllar ab--plica¡,t
tb.ç.ì:e[o:r, o.uJ. ðlJ.}' J::êuçwAl, :rel:-'1êlJ.isl.ílCiçut 01: su.LotitutiolJ. o[ stlcl...
goodo, ~a.:r e5 OJ.. .Luêl.. c.1...ð..l.Ldiõ:>ç, or ,-,l...Qugê of L~J.llê o:r place v[ ¡:,u(..l...
.saIç, or cl...au~ç vr þersvlJ ('obdth...L~lJg Stl,-,I... ¡:)ð.lê shall Lç u.ulaw[ul
o.uJ. 61.1.0.11 J..çuJ.ê:r suel... 1~('êlJ5ç v viJ.. Eu.\o.oI... ð.lJ.d êv çl.}' 6ð.le or gooJ.¡:),
wo.i.ç¡:, OJ.. .LUç'/"'(..l.Lð.bdisç 0.0 WA6 IJvL ibcluJ.çJ. ilJ. t1.Lç v:tigiIJC~.l lb.vçuLul."'j
s],all c.oJ.stituL", a sepa:r"te 0[feu6e tll,d",.L this chu...L",~. (?rio:r
God", § lOA. 'ì) .
S.48.696 R~c.ords to be kept.
3u~L"Lle :rêGO.LJ", of daily ",ales s!."ll L", kepL L~ lice¡,.s",,, ð.uJ 6hall
b", ¡"aJe a,ailð.Lle 010 :rec{tlêst of the cI.ie[ v[ police o:r ub--b--oihted
iu.",,,,tigato.L"'. 'J'],e c.l.ie[ v[ poli....'" or appu~uleJ il..esti-,¡uLvì.",
3 3 (R 6/92)
~1,ð.11 ut. ð.ll Li:"nt:õ:) 1.1.0- 'Ii I;: a.G(..ç55 Lv ,sue!... l:ê,-O.1..J.S a.l...d .;:IlJ.a.ll Le
1-'êrl~~ttêJ. Lo e.xð.luilll: a.ll .1Lle.~(.1.Lð.lJd";"6ê vb. tlJ.~ prcmiSê5 fu.L CV.Lu!,Jð.r ';"0:;,011
witt! 5th....!... .Lcc....orJ.i::J. (PJ..~O.L c.od", §10A.8).
:>.48.166 Bu~ineðs license RestoraL~on proc.edure.
If u. b.....oil...é.;:.5 lice-HoSe v[ u. PC.Lo:»OlJ, l.1ð.o Lêcu rçvokcJ. p.....J..6Uð..ul tv tILe
1-'tOvisivllS vf 3c(..tivu ~.48.Ð::;6, ðJnl 6aL.1 pe.L601.L l14isbcòJ tv o~t~';"h ~
Lusiu.é5i:J li,-"èl.L5c to ,,"ohJacL Ldõ:J'';''1Ié5õ:) ð.t Ll...é wð..ué lo(..ð.L";'oh wl...ére l...~
\...;vlldu......,tcJ. 1.".';'.;:1 clvwé vat oo'lc, ð.L ult.l Liluc wiLL.ih ö:t":"x. Ihvutl...5 u.fte:r:
tbc tc:t:lu":"l.Lð. L':'vlJ. v[ Ll,e (.10Õ:)1;: o.....L ¡:,ð..le, L.iw aÞJ:-'li'-"atioll fo..L ð.
bU6i.uë.55 li,-,èll~h= 51H~11 be 5u.Llui LEed Ly Lbe [ilu~.u(..é. Ofr':;'G.ê1: Lo LILe
,-"it)' CvállC':'l [OJ.. iti:lO ð.þþ.Lvvð.l or: J.';"Sð..t:-'l-';(Ovu.l. 'fbe \..o:Ly cO......I1Gil ~~Lð!'
J.:5u.1?p.Lv~é the ":"S5th.~hc..ê o[ ö:>ò.id LUS';'uêSö:> lic~:::lJ5e ~[ it Jç;tê.1..Juihes
tl,ð.t tIJç; closiug oat ö:>ð.le li\...éh5ç; pre\liou.ö:>ly oLtð.ih';.1 b,}' tl,e
ð.pþllicð.ut [or tlJe La5ihç;5s licêu6é wu.5 vLtð.iIJç;J w';'th lJO ö:>uLstð.uLic:1
";'utç;ut vf gv";'ug vu.t vf bu.ö:>ilJç;oo. (O.1..J 7:;2 §1, 1961, !:-,,:L:io.1.. ,-"vJ.e
§16A.8.~) .
5.48.116 Ðu~':"I...eð~ license Nol~ce of diðapprovll.1 of
is~uance IIearillg.
'I'IJç; c.;. L)' [ilJð.uGê v[[i\,.oc1: ö:>1J.(~11 J.êl";' v ê.1.. d lJvLicç; ih wLiL';'bg e';'LIlç;.l::
p",r~vho.ll,}' or L}' mo.il Lo lhe o..t'Pli~ð.l,L [0... ð. Lasiu,:,~s l';'c.en~""
o:;.Lð.L1IJ"::i tIlê.1..éOu Lbð.L tLe. cit)' eOu.ucil J.uð.)' Jisupprvvê, LLç; iö:>ö:>Uð.1Jce
o[ 5u";'J LasiIJç;¡:,,5 l';'''éu¡:,ê if iL J.étê.1..JUilJç;6 tLat LLé \...lvsiu"::i ouL sð.le
l';'Gêh¡:,é þlLévi6usl)' oLLð.ihç;J Lj LIJê u~pl';''-¿tlJL [0.1.. tIJç; Lu¡:,ihêSS
li'-"1;11Sé -Wð.¡:, oLLð.ihéJ. w'::"tL lJO i:ldLsLð.1Jt';'ð.l '::"llteht o[ go';'iJ.g vat of
bu.ö:>ille65. 3ð.i.1 1,0L~c.e ~l,ð.ll cOl,Lð.Íl, tl,e J.at"" tlJuê. ð.hJ. plu.(..ê, wl.Lêh
~è.id o.ppl~c.ð.L~OI, w ~11 L", ~ú.L¡,,';' L teoJ. to U,e ~it,}' Gotlu,-"il. AL ~ð.id
timé u.uJ pluCê 0.0 5Lö.têd ilJ Lhé uoti\...é tlJê a.pþlli\...dlít JU6.}' aPþêð.L ahd
bç; Leard L"J tl,,,, ciLjI CvdlJC';'l. (Or.1 7~2 §1 (pð....L) , 1361, prio.1.. code
§16A.8.7).
:>.48.126 Ðuðil,eðs lice:nðe IIear~ng procedure.
Ih LIlê. ç;vêlJL tl.Lt~t tlJ~ ð.1-'1-'li\...o.lJt o.þlpêo.J::5 bê.[O.1..é tl.Lé elL)' eou.ueil ð.hd
.1..ç;y'uê>=loL5 u. L.êð..1..illg, tl.LO:;; Git)' eOu.l.LGil luð:X 5éL a L';'mê. ð..LJJ. plu.Gê f?.l::
i:laiJ. 1.Lc;ð..1..";'ug. At oaid Liluç; ð.b.J. !:-,lð.,-"c, a6 5~L Lx tl...ç; \...it.! (..otlu\...il,
l.Lçð..1.. ';'lJ'::t ~l,ð.ll bo:;; IH..lJ. . 'fl.Lt:: " \...oUu,-il 61,all
è. \.....LL)' a.þlJ:JXOvo:;; OJ:
.1iSð.pp...vve tl,e applicaLiol' [0:': a. Ltl5~lJe55 1ic."'I,~e, as p...vvi~=.1 ~~
3ê.\...Liou ~.48.10G, au..1 ~L>=Io J.o:;;\..-~s~vu 01.Lu11 Leo [ib",!. (Ord 7~2 §1
(pð....l) , 1361- p.1...:Lor: ~ode §1GA.8.9).
Amend Chapter 5.54 - Taxicabs - as follows:
5.54.120 Certificate-Grounds for suspension or revocation.
(R 6/92) 34
A. Certificates may be suspended or revoked by the police chief:
1. The owner fails to operate the taxicab or taxicabs in
accordance with the provisions of this chapter;
2. The taxicab or taxicabs are operated at a rate of fare
other than that which the certified Operator shall have
on file with the police chief.
B. The city ....uùuc.il manager or police chief may suspend or revoke
a certificate where it r';'uds the owner's past record involved
violations of city, state or federal law or endangered the
public safety.
(Ord 2408 §1 (part) , 1990; Ord 2003 §2 (part), 1982) .
5.54.290 Appeals to c.';'ly cou~c.il.
Any actions taken by the police chief under this chapter are
appealable to the city coI1l,....i.1 manager Dursuant to Chapter 1.40.
An SUch appeal to the City Manaaer must sl,ð.ll be filed with the
city c.le~k manager and appropriate ap~eal fees Daid within ten days
of the action of the police chief. (Ord 2408 §1 (part) , 1990; Ord
2003 §2 (part) , 1982).
Amend Chapter 5.58 -Tow Trucks - as fo1.1.ows:
5.58.090 License suspension-Notice required-Appeal-Public hearing.
In the event that a licensee under this section shall violate or
cause or permit to be violated any of the provisions of this
chapter, the police chief may suspend such license and shall notify
the licensee of such suspension by written notice stating the cause
and reason for such suspension. Appeal may be made b}' the
ð.pplic.ð.l,t to Ll,e cit}' \.,.oudlicil, a.lIJ tl,e de.:.i.sioJ. by Ll,e cotll,cil,
a.fLê:t ð. l:-'uLliG. l~êa.r ~u~, 6hð.11 be ri.J.ð.1 to the City Manager pursuant
to Chapter 1.40. (Ord 2408 §1 (part), 1990; Ord 2003 §3 (part) ,
1982; Ord 1416 §1 (part), 1972; prior code §18.304(F)).
Amend Chapter 8. 04 - Food Handling Generally - as follows:
8.04.040 violation deemed nuisance-Abatement authority.
Any establishment or activity which is found by the health officer
to be unsanitary or a menace to the public health or which is in
violation of this chapter or of the California Restaurant Act is
declared to be a public nuisance. The health officer is authorized
and empowered to take such action as is necessary to preserve or
35 (R 6/92)
protect the public health or safety; the health officer is
authorized and empowered to summarily abate such nuisance;
otherwise, the health officer shall request tl,e ....i tll cotll,cil to
ihstr"'....L the city attorney to seek a court order abating the
nuisance. or reqµest the city manager to abate pursuant to Chapter
~. Nothing contained in this code shall be deemed to limit the
right and duty of the health officer to take immediate action in
the interests of the public health, safety and welfare.
The remedies authorized by this section are not exclusive, but are
cumulative to other remedies provided by law. (Ord 855 §2 (part),
1963; prior code §15.4).
Amend Chapter 8.08 - Food Handlers' Permits - as folloW's:
8.08.040 Appeal from denial or revocation.
A person aggrieved by the denial to him of a permit or by the
revocation of a permit pursuant to section 8.08.050 may appeal from
such denial to the city couhcil manager in the manner set forth in
3ec.tioh 8. 08. 260 Chapter 1. 40. (Ord 855 §2 (part), 1963; prior
code §15.9).
8.08.140 Bu~peI,sion or re.ocaL':'on Public; hearin9 required.
"fl~e J.~:re,-Luì. of pu.Llic l¡ealLL. ö:>lJ.Clll oxder tlJ.at 0. IJ.ccu.':lJ.";1 Lc lield,
witl, l,iJ"sel[ 11.", 1,earih9 o[[ice:r, Lu Jeten"ihe wl,etl,e:r o:r hot the
healtl, p",rrhit o[ aI, e",LaLI':'",l,¡",:¡,t sl,ould b", "'''''''1'",,,J,,,J u1 l",~uk",J
I'Il,,::r,:.e:r it app",a...", Lu 1,L", bll reaso" u[ ",':'U,,:r c.iLiz;,:¡, c.o¡"1'laiI,L
ox IJ.éð.ltl.L J.eþartluêl.tt il!Vcö:>LigaLiolJ.I tLat tLe IJ.vlJ.è:L u[ 6(1(..11 ~êlìu~L
OJ.. IJ.i.,;;:) êluploYêê, 5é:Lvð.b.L VJ.. u'''jclJt, or ð..lí}' pe.rso:... uvL':u"j w":"LI.L L.':s
C.Ob.5êl.Lt OJ.. u.11J.1I:.L. 1.1.':0::0 ö.ut.l.Lo:Lit~, l.la.o::o V.L lnð.Y 11ð.vê violateJ. ðJt'j.
1'...u.1.",1.0¡, o[ this c:l,aptel ur a¡'lI rele.a¡lt ..."'Yd1.1d,,':ht ,:staLli",l,,:J
0.1. pi. \,.1\1 iJ.eJ. Ll' lð..~. :Jth...l.L l¡cat il1gs sLa.ll be LclJ. ':u LLc '-'\.JI..I..w.....:l
cl,a¡"be...", o[ U,,: citll. (O...J 8:;:; §2 (part), 1963, !-,J:io... code
§1:;.19) .
8.08.1~0 Public; hearing Nol':'c.e required Form.
U!-'u\' tile Jeten"ihaL':'uu U,at a l,e/uih,:! L", 1,,:IJ 1'drSUð.¡,t to 3ectioh
8. 08 .14B, U,,: l,eal tl, offic.",l. ",l,all iJüI"ed':'aLel] ",':l.e Ul-'0h the
þé.L..Iu":"LLcè Ly þê:t501Jal 5e:rvlc..c OJ::: by :t:é"j":"wLéì.eJ. Inð.il at þe:t:luittéê',s
l.,usihess or resiJ",hc.e address a ¡,otic.e of hear iI,g, wl,ich sl,all
1'ro.iJe sub",LauL';'all] a'" follows.
"NOTICE OF lIEARING"
1.04 -(Rll/91) 36
Iv. (bð.lu~ ð.uJ. ð.J.J.:tç-=>b or ~êJ..JUitLçè)
NuLice i.:.o I.Le:t:eLl' givçu tI.LC..olL ul.L .......... Llu: Ð~J..t;;;;c..tv.... or Fu.Llic..
IIeð.lLI.L or 3u.l.L Die"ju Couut.j al.LJ. tl.Le .....~l,)' or Cl.Lu.1ð. v~-=>ta, u....J.erêJ.
tIu!).t 0. I.L~ð.:t:il.L~ Le l~é1d uu ... (J.ó..te al.LJ. I.Lou.....)... aL tl.Le cuu.uci1
Chail,be.L'" of Llìe c':'L}I of Chl1la vi6ta Lv J",L"'.Liuihe whetl,er v:C hot
IIealL!, Pern,iL 1'0......, ':'",6I1eJ Lo }Iv" for L!,,,, E:staLli6l'¡ueuL khOWh
as............. sl,vûlJ L", Sl1s..."'l,Jed v:l revokèd.
IITI.Le u......tiuu-=> 01: ~uo.c..tiouo:. ("olu!:-,lo.il.LêJ. vf ð.....~ as fvlluw5. (;;:t~l fo:t:tI.L
o......Liobo:. 0:( ~ua(..tiouo:. ð.l.L~ LI.Lç ~ð.t~o:. vf o:.u......l.L, u.u~ tI.Le Gv~ç bé.....L..:..vui:»,
",taL"tes, or re"¡ûlatiul>s viulated).
IIDt;;;; pre!:-,CI..Led Lv p:t:êi:»lI:;;uL eviJ:t;;;;b(..e u.u~ W":"Lu~65ê.:.o vu your bebu.1f at
ll.Lii:» 1.L~ð.riu':S if .lvá. 50 dt;;;;-=>i:t:é. You .LlIU,)' Lç l.epre5el.LteJ. Lx lega.l
cud.hsel. Your rð.ilure to apl-'ç6.r will bol t"':t'eveut tl.Lè iS5Ual.LG~ of
au Ol.J.êX uI 5Uo:.l-'éhSiou or ....t;;;;Vu(..atiuh sl.Lu\..LIJ. 5\:1.....1.L u....J.t;;;;:L appear
j û.6tiIi~J. L,)' tI.Le èv ":"J.~u(..e pJ..~o:.çl.LteJ. II
(O.LJ 8JJ §Z (part), 1963, ....Lior coJE: §lJ.ZO).
8.68.166 Publ':'G hearing Rule& and procedure qenerall}.
'fI.Le fullow~ug J:: u1~o:. ð.l.LJ. pJ..v(..edtlr~;::> seL fortl.L ih 3e.....l~uui:)' 8. 08.170
tI.LJ..vtlgl.L 8.08.2:;0 6Lall ..jOvêJ..u l.Lêð.r~l.Lgs 1.L=1..1 PU:t:.:.odð.ht to LI.Lis
d,ð.ptE:L (Ord 8JJ §Z (pð.rt), 1963, ...:cior ,-uJè §lJ.:n (part)).
8.68.176 Publ~G hearing llearifiq offioer 6rounds for
di&qualifiG~Lion.
'fI.Lç J.i:t:e.....LvJ.. or !:-'u.Lli..... bçð.ltL 01.L611 Lç tI.Le I.Lêð..L"':"u"j officcJ... UpOl.L·
t.I.Le J....:..5qtla1...:..ficð.L~vh of LI.Le d~.Lc.....to.... uI puLlic l.Lcu-Itl.L tu u-ct as
l.LeaJ..~hg o[f~(..er, =~tl.LêJ.. vu l.Lii:l v~l.L lLLuL~Ol.L OJ.. tl.LaL uI tl.Lê p=.L.Lulttee
ac.....cJ.êd il.L Ly LI.L= J.irç,,-"LvJ:::, C.U.Lj hLêl~tLcJ.. of LI.Le Luu-.LJ. uI h.eu-1Ll.L hLð.j
a.....L as 1.Lt;;;;ð.J:::iIL"j officeJ... TI.Lç bole \jl.OUI.Ldo::. [0.... J.i5qual~[icatiou ð.:te
[~uCl.hcið.l ilJt=J..ci:lt, L~Cl.s 0.... l-'l:ej t1d~("ê, !:-,.Lio.L h.uvwledgc vf [a.....Lo:.
aloh", JOE:S uvL c.a¡,,,,Litute Lias a.L prej"JiGe. (Ord 8JJ §Z (pl>:Lt),
1963, prio.L GoJe §lJ.21(A)).
8.6S.186 Publ':"c hear':"I.Lq T':"m.4!.
'I'l.Lê l.Lt;;;;o.:t:ilJg J.ð.te ;::>1.Lb.ll b= lJO Ie.;:>;:. tl.LulJ te.LJ ð..l.Ld .LJO luO:t:e. tl.Lð.IJ Lbirt"!j
Ja}l S [olla~il,g tJ.E: dat", 01. 1IiIl,id, J.otiGè thèrèof was Sèllt to L!,è
...E:n,,':'LLee. (01..1 8JJ §Z (...a:ct), 1963, ....Lia.L ,-oJe §lJ.Z1(D)).
8.68.196 Public hearing cObtint1ance.
l'!.Lé l.Leu..L ~U'::1 o[[~,,-"=l: lLLð.l' U..LJ.e.L i:lu......l.L "-"vuLil.Ltlu.u.....é OJ.. .....uutiIJUa.u.....t;;;;i:I 6.5
37 (R 11/91)
l...c Jeelu5 uCl...-cS5al:::¡ ð.l...d ,tJJ.u,tJêJ::. (OrJ 8::;::; §2 (b--art) , 1963, þl iOl
GvJe §l::;.Z1(C)) .
8.68.266 Public heaz~~g Tzanacripts.
'l'he c.it~ is I.ot J::êqtlired to fl1r¡,isl. II sl...ortl!al...d reportez or a¡,:r
otl!êr Iut:LIJ.l.JJ of reportiI.'oj ~....l!ê bêð.r il...g , tl!ê peJ.!u~lLêe ~uu::¡ [uJ.b~i:»IL
i:»(¿c.IL at ILii:» õ:Jvlê a¡,d hOld:t;~!,d,¡ui..i:»ð.Llê Gost a¡,d expel.se if he so
dei:»':tê6. (Ord 8::;::; §2 (b--ð.l t) , 1963, .t:-'.L...LV.L. ,-uJe §l::;.Z1(D)).
8.68.216 Public heAz~ng Waiver of irregt1laz~Li.es Exceptio!>.
AU:J ~:t ûGèdtu al V.L. ",~iJe¡,tiar:i ":".L..L.e~tllð.:titiê5 i1... Ll.e l.ea:t ÌI.g a:te
dêt::L1LeJ. to be "Wa~~eJ. cU...lê55 obje\..oL::vb i5 tllkel. tl!êl ê tv ahd a
õ::I.t:-'c(..iric. :t:ul":"u':1 i..c,:!ué6LéJ. tILê:tevu. (o...J 8::;::; §2 (part) , 1963, j:J.L.":"V.L.
GoJe §13.21(E)).
8.68.226 Public. hearing Findings.
3pe.....~r..:..c. [ÌI.dÌl.gs, ÌI.cluJÜ.g a [ i¡,dÌl.g tl.at LI.ie j:JuLl..:....... l.ealtl.,
õ::Io.[ety ð.l...d welfart: o..L.C ;::.ULjéC.t to a .....lca.L. lU.uJ. .t:-'l. é..5él.L t J.¿u...gt;;;:.L., ...uð."j
be ...LLð.J.t; Ltlt a:t:e hoL .L.e~d":"i..t;J.. If specific:; [":"uJ.~:U9ß art; bvL ...uuJ.e
tl.ie l.ieaL'::"ug officer: slLall Iuake a. gél...eral filLdihg tlL6.t tILe ð......L.:vub
v1. ihð.c..tiOuõ::l .....v...ul:-'luibéJ. or, as set [v... Ll. i¡, tl.e ¡,otice of l.ear ÌI.g,
a.L e L:t tlé o:t tll.Lt:t:tlê, uuJ. L1.iat 6uc..h actio!...õ::I V.L. ';'¡,aGtio¡,s Jo or do I.ot
cOl.Lõ::IL~t..ut..e a violatiou vI lLe co¡,di tiOl. peL [olth ih 3ectio¡,
8.08.6::;0. (Ord 8::;::; §2 (l:-'6.i.. L) , 1963, prior I...-uJ.e §l::;.Z1(F)) .
8.68.236 Public. heazing Decision a!>d ordez.
If Ll!t; Léð.l ilJg officer fiuJ.p Ll.QL tl.e actiol.s O.L. ":"ua.I...-L":"vu.;:J
COJLLj:Jlu":"lJcJ o[ are UhL.L.uê be ~l.all o:tJer tl.al LILe ]:'1 vGeeJÌI,g~ Le
JiS1Hissed. If tl.e l.ear ÌI.g office... [';'¡,J~ tl.at tl.e actiOl.s or
":"lJð.c..tiol....5 GV.LUj:Jlc.":"JJeJ. or al.e tl:ue, al.d Ll.QL II .iolatio¡, as aforesaid
ILQi:» OCCU.L..L.cJ., 1Lc ~l.b.ll ûrJer eitl.e... Ll.QL U.e penHit be ~uspeuJ",d
[vr a perioJ but to exc.eed six .iLlvutIL.5 or tl.at tl.e l:-'e.L.Ju'::"L Lt::
.L.c\1vked. 'fl...c ,Jc.....i~iolJ ð.b,J oycle.L. v[ Ll...c l...éð.:t ilag O[[~""'C.L. ;::olH;¡ll Lc
[';'uð.l tllale.;:Jõ::I au a.j:Jl:-'èal i5 tð.kel1 pU.L.i::>ua.uL tv 3é.....L.;.ou 8.08.260. (0.....1
8::;::; §2 (pa...l) , 1963, b--rioI: code §13.21(G)).
8.68.246 Publ~" he~zing Petition for modification or reacission of
order.
I[ tl...e l...ea.L. ":"U";:1 u[[iGèJ: o:tde:ts Ll.aL t.l...é pe:t"lui t Lc ;::oûi::>pcu,JéJ. [01:: a
ce:t:tu":"u .t:-'t:.L":"vJ., tl.e pe:r lui L Lct;:; :"nö.y sl1bseqaeuLI}' b--etitioh for tl.e
¡uoJ';'[icatiOl. or :rep.......Li:»i:»..LvlJ o[ tl.e o:rdt;.L. vf Sl1spë¡,siol, auJ. LI.",
l:"êilJstatê.Ll,c"'JL o[ tl.e penui t. 'fl.e 1.ëa:tÍ1.", officê.L, ..LJJ l.is
1.04 -(R 11/91) 38
Jisc.re'...';'o¡" ,uay gral,t 01 del,y tl,e ..,ctitivl" OL he ¡uay ',jra¡,t U,e
pe.titio}! ~u..Ljêct to tl~ê GO.u,J~L~VH vf Ll~ç ';'~u'pu~it';'vu of ð.
þ.loLð.tiouu...Lx pê:r lcd, dtn: i119 w-l,¡icl,¡ pe:r 10,1 CUll' y':"'vlð.t':"'vu by tl.ê
PçJ..1UitLèc vI LI.LC G.ol.Jitioll set [o:rtll ill 3êGl':"'vl, 8.f)8.0~e .:...~ g:rotll.d6
fv.... ¡;)d..uduu.l} ':H1Spêh6ioh of tlJ.ê þe:t:lûit [oJ::: LI"'I; ~'Çìuc.illdêr of tl.1Co
period established b} U,e origiI,al order of suspe:l,sio¡" a¡,d is al60
grou¡,ds for tl,e i¡,stiL",Liol, of ¡,ew proceediI,gs fOJ: "",,,..,e¡,sio¡, v1
J:evocatio¡, of the penuit. 'fl,e order of tl,e I,ecü';'u',j offic.eJ: w';'U,
Lc6pec.t to suc.l, petitiol. is fi¡,al, a¡,J ¡'v aJm';'u';'"Lrative "..,..,cal
sl,all lie tl,erefro¡u. (Ord 8:;:; §2 (part), 1963, prioJ: c.vJc
§l:;. Z1 (II) ).
8.08.1\:>0 Public hear':'hg Probation procedure.
A. If tl,e l,eaJ:iI,g officer orJe1s tl,at U,e l--cuu';'l Le sus1--cuded OJ:
1evokeJ, he ¡uay, i¡, tl,e ihtcJ:e"ts vf justice I>l,d equity,
["u. LL.ei. V.LJe.L LIH~t tIlê o:rder or 5U5þê115ioh V.L .LêvO'-àL':"'Oll be
stayeJ ahd tl,e penuittee Le 1--11>c.eJ v¡, ..,:..obatio¡, fvr a l--cL';'od
l,Ot Lv cAce:ed tl,ree ye:ars. 'fl,e l,eaJ:i¡,.,¡ vffic.e1 ,uay gJ:ahl
!:"'.LvL(,.lL':"'uu vb wuclJ. COl.a.ditiOlI5 as l...ê J.êê.lu6 Lv be [1;.1.11: ð.hJ.
reaso¡,able. If tl,e penuittee is dissati"f';'cd wiU, U,e orJcL
of probatiOl., or l'Iitl, tl,e c.ohJitio¡,,,, tl,cLeof, I,e may J:e) c",L
U,e offer of 1--10Latiol, iI, 1II1,';'d, evcul U,e orde1 vf suspel,,,';'vü
01. J:::êvvc.ð.tivll i:tI.l.Clll Lt:\,....v.uu:::: r':"'lICll, .:...r tl...ê }:.Jc..L.iu':"'LLêé .J..¡;)
saL';'"f';'e:d w';'U, tl,e order of probatiOl, I,e shall ';'udicate su",l,
ð.!;~êbt, ð.bd L.is ð.g:rééluél.t to Le LOtlLul Ly tIle tê:t:ln5 tlJ.ê1:ê6[, by
affixiI.g I,i" 6ighl>tu1e LI'CLCtV.
B. UpOl, tl,c c.l'a.L',jc L}- t.l,e: I,e:altl, o[[ice:r o[ tl,e violaL';'o¡, b1' tl,e
penuittèe of ð. c.o¡,Jitioh of l--roLI>Lio¡" a 1,e:ariI,g sl,ð.ll Lc I,eld
PUl. 6û.ð.bt Lo LIL~O=» O=»I;::::I"...L~vu, 1~.m~ Lt::::~ Lv LILt:::: ~,;::;¡o,;:)\,.&.e- or wILéLht::::.L VL
l,vL "dC!. cOl,ditiol, ~as iI, [act b¡:",acl,eJ. If it .;." [olll.d tl,at.
tl,e c.v¡,Jiliv¡' wa" breached tl,e: origiI.al order of "tl"1--cHsioh or
.Lt::::vv,-ð.L~vu 0=»110.11 Lt:: [V.L lllw~llL elL[o:tCêd, ð.lld plvLo.L~vu ~11 t11ê
6cuuè J.LLöLLèl. ,;::;¡oL.a11 uol Le g:rð.lJ.tèd agailJ..
C. UPOl, tl,e petitio¡, of tl,e l--cr,,,itlcc fv.L tenHihativl, v[
probð.tio¡, ð.¡,d ¡:eleð.se frO!i, tl,e c.ohJitiv¡." LI'CLCO[, tl,e 1 tllc"
a¡,d proc.edures estaLli6heJ Ly 3ec.liv¡, 8. 68. 240 I,ereof ,,1,1>11
ð.pp11' except tl,ð.t tl,e 1,eð.1Í1.g 0[[i':'c1 ,,1,a11 c':'U,er glð.l,t 01-
~é:U,}' .:)\,.&.'-1... l-It::::LiLiuu au~ 0=»1...0.11 uuL ~J.UJ:JVi:>t:::: au,}' ,-vÌ1ditioh vu ,;::;¡ou,,-IL
':1.LQul V.L Jt::u~ul.
(OrJ 8~~ §2 (~I>rt), 1963, prior code §1:;.21(I)).
8.68.266 Appeð.1 Procedure generally.
A,'y ..,ermitte:e aggrieved by tl,e decisioh or tl,e orJe1 v[ the l,eariI.g
offi","'1- UL Ly L!.e: de¡,ial of ah applicatiOl. for a I,ealt!, ..,en"it lHay,
w~LIJ.i}J. rirtêêl1 days of tlJ.è ~atè or LIJ.t:::: wJ....i~LcJ.J. {,.I.U.lJ.vu,l1CeIÚêlJ.t of tlJ.t::::
39 (R 11/91)
dêGÜ;ÍOl. ð.l,d ohler 01. of tl.ê del,ial, ð.ppeð.l to tLê ....i ty cO\:ll.cil.
3u(..h ð.pPêo.l ;:,bo.ll Lç ~[[çcte~ Ll' dêpv;:)itil1~ ~h LIle; o[[~"c; vf t..l.ê
c";'Li '-le.......k witlLil1 õ: I~iJ. r..:..rte.e..I1 .Jai6 a. bvL":"G.ê or u.t:-'t'c;al wI.11el. sc;Lo
[vi tl. tILe. hotiCé or l.c;ul illg ð.l..J tILe ,Jèc:i5~vl. ð.hd ordl;:ú. of tILe
1.ea......ih9 officer. TILe clc;i..k 51.u~.11 pre-sêul tIle }¡vl":""ê of ö.ppeal Lv
tl...c; cit.1 \,.ouUl1cil at tl.Lc;":"J.. l.ext J..c;':1tlla...... luc;c;ti119, a.t wl....iGl.L tiluê LL.e
c..ou}¡(..il sllall set tILe. Ihatter ['-Ii ILeariug at lILe éð.rliêst JaLc;
possible ill liyl.t of its regular btlsillè6S. 'fL.e peIluittee oL.ð.ll
alov rile. u. otate.luc;ut 5e.tL":"ug fortI! Lllê. rêa5VJ1~ ð.lld ':1J..V\.LuJ.o wllère.ih
ð.l,-.1 b1 wl,id, I,e ....1ð.Üus tv Le ð.9':: .L';'eved. (0.L-.1 8JJ §Z (J:'Cl.L t), 1963,
J:'.Lior cvJe §lJ.ZZ).
8.68.216 Appeal Ruleð and regu1aLionð generally.
TILe follOw":"ug rulci:) ð.hd !-'.Lv(..èdu.:tei:J bet fo.L. Ll.L il.L 3e,-"L~v.L.LQ 8. 08. 280
UÜvugl, 8. 08. 300 s!'ClII gOVê.Ll1 ð.ppeal;" J:'lJ.rsual1L to tl,is cl,apte.L.
(0~-.1 8JJ §Z (paxt), 1963, J:'.Lior code §lJ.Z3 (J:'axt)).
8. 68. 286 Appeal Effec.t of fillI,g.
UtJOl.L tlu::; filil.Lg vf tl.Lê l.LvL';'C,ê of QtJf:Jêð.l thç vXdê.L vf LI.Lç IJ.çQ.L.~l.Lg
off~<:"êt shOoll Lê stOo.rçJ Ul.Llê¡::)¡::) tl.Lê hêOo.L.il.Lg o[f~,-"ç:t lû~.s [ol1l.Ld tl.Lð.t
LI.Lê publ~(.. l.Lêð.ltl.L, o6.fety U.L.LJ wêlfð:..L.ç ð.re. tl.L.1.çutêl.Le.J., il.L wL~Gl.L '-"Qoé
tbç Ji:rê,-"Lvt of puLli(.. hêð.lLI.L 51.Lð.ll lLaake. SLot,-"I.L o:rde.J:: 0.1. V.1.J~:ú.~ 6.5
ð..L.ç l.LeGê¡::)QQ:ty to QOo[eguð.rd LI.Lê pl1Ll~,-" l.Leð.ltl.L, õ:)ò[et}' ð.1.L\1 wçl[Ql:è.
If tl.Lê .t:-'ç..L..LLaittêê ð.."j..L.êêS il.L vv.Litil.Lg Lv c,ol~cpl..r wiLI.L 511Gb V.1.,Jç..L. vt
o:J:::de..L.Õ:> l-oêl.Ldi.L.L"j Ll.Lé outCðlué of tLç ù~~eð.l, Ll.Lê o1:de..L. of tl.Lê l.Leð..L. ~.L.L"j
officê.L sl,all iI. t.l,at caSe ð.lso bê 6tayed, vtherwise it sl,all l,Ot
Le StClleJ. (Ord 8JJ §Z (pCl~t), 1963, ~rio.L GoJe §lJ.Z3(A)).
8.68.296 Appeal near';'ng by c¢unc.il.
'fl,e ci L1 GOI1l,Gil luð.Y l,ea.L ð.11-.1 cOI1",';'-.1er al1! r Eolev al1t ev iJEol1ce iI,
GOlí.W::::'-" tiOl.L vv ~ LI.L Qu(..l.L apPço.l, but L!.Lç ('ol1l.L,-,,~l luð.)' J:-'.L çõ:>"-.J.uê tl.Lð.t the
d=,-"i5iol.L vf ~1.Lê l.LçQ.1.";"ug offi,-,,=l. W6.5 õ:>Lot~~01:têJ. Ly 5tlff~,-,,~ç:ut ð.l.Ld
6ubsLul1Lial êv';'Jd,Gê. (O~d 8JJ §Z (J:'uxt), 1963, prior GvJEo
§lJ.23(Ð)).
8.68.366 Appeal Applicable Procedures
'fhe prvv';';"iolJs of 3eGtiol,;" 8. 08 .196 throl1gh 8. 08. ZJO apply to
1.Léð..1.";".L.L"j6 ("olldl1~L=J. PU:J:::5tlu.L.Lt to tl.L~6 $éctivl.LI prvy'::"J.éd, tl.LaL il.L the
l.Lêcu.il.Lgs GvuJ.ucted f:JLot.L..5tlð.l.Lt Lv tl.Lis 5c,-"tiol.L, LI.Lê Gity ,-"vuhcil 51.L0.11
êXc.1.,-"isê tl.Lç .t:-'v~çL5 g';'ycl.L to tl.Lç l.Léð.ri.L.L"j vffi,-ç.1. L}' 5ð.iJ ö:>ç~Livl.L5,
al.Ld fuxtl.Lê:J::: 1-'.LvviJed Ll-LOot tl.Le J.c(..i5io.L.L ùl.L,J O.1.J.ç.1. of tl.Le ~":"L}'
....otll,c,;,l ;"l,all be fÜ,al fü.L ð.ll ptlrpvde5. (Oxd 8J3 §Z (~art), 1963,
pr';'vr Gode §lJ.Z3(C)).
1.04 -(R 11/91) 40
Amend Chapter 8.32 - Weed Abatement - as folloW's:
8.32.020 Weeds or rubbish-Serving of notice to remove-Contents.
The notice required by the preceding section shall be given by
posting in a conspicuous place upon the property, land or lot
located in the city upon which, or upon the street, parkway or
sidewalk in front of which such weeds, rubbish or other material
may be, a notice headed: "Notice to Clean Premises" in letters not
less than one inch in le¡,glh heiaht, and which shall be in legible
characters, and which directs the removal of the weeds, rubbish or
other material, as the case may be, and refers to this chapter for
further particulars. Personal service of a notice similar in
substance upon the owner, occupant or agent in charge of such
property, land or lot, shall dispense with the posting of the
notice herein provided for. (Prior code §14.39).
8.32.030 Weeds or rubbish-Notice to remove-Appeal procedure.
within five ~ days from the date of posting of such notice, or in
case of personal service of notice, within five ~ days from the
date of such personal service thereof, the owner of or any person
interested in such property, land or lot affected by such notice
may appeal to the Gou¡,c.il city manager nursuant to Chanter 1. 40
from the requirements thereof. 3tlc..l.¡ upPèð.l 51~Qll Le ~}¡ wi.';' Lib.~ all,]
shall l.,e filed wit.!, tl,,: ...':'tl' c.le:tk. At tlJ.é ue-xL .Legulo.r luêç;tib.9 of
tILe \"..0 tllJe.'::" 1 , it sl,all 1':t Oc.eed to l,ea:t ulJ.d puSS U~"""I..L 5u(.l... ð.,bJ~êð.l,
ð.lJJ. tl,,: ...1êc.i;:::>';'Oh v[ tILl; COtllH.....;..l tILt;.LétlJ:,.tvJ.l 51~ull Lc filiul ð.ud
GObGlu.5ivc. (Prior code §14.40).
8.32.040 Weeds or rubbish-owner or occupant duty to remove-Time
limi t .
It shall be the duty of the owner, the agent of the owner or the
person in possession of any lot in the city within ten days from
the date of posting of the notice provided for in section 8.32.010
or in case a personal notice is given, within ten days from the
date of such personal service thereof, or in case of an appeal to
the Gðuu......~l city manager within ten days from the determination
thereof, unless the same is sustained, to clean and remove
therefrom and from the street, sidewalk or parkway in front of such
property, all noxious weeds or vegetation, except such as are
cultivated and grown by such owner, agent or person in possession
of such property for ornamental purposes, or for food for man or
beast, or for fuel, and all dead trees, tin cans, refuse and waste
material of all kinds which may endanger or injure neighboring
property, or be detrimental to the health and welfare of the
residents of the vicinity, or such rubbish, weeds, noxious
vegetation or any other material as may be deemed a fire hazard,
and as such endanger the city, and the removal of all such weeds
41 (R 11/91)
and vegetation, or other materials of all kinds hereinabove
specified shall be completed within ten days after receiving such
notice, as hereinabove provided for in this chapter, or in case of
appeal to the GotlhGil city manager, within ten days after the
determination thereof, unless the same shall be sustained. (Prior
code §14.41).
8.32.070 Assessment of charges-Appeal of determination.
The determination of such charges by the fire chief as to the
amount so assessed may be appealed to the GO\:JJ1,-i.l city manager
pursuant to Chapter 1.40. If, upon appeal, the requirements of the
original notice are modified or the amount so assessed by the fire
chief is modified, the fire chief, in removing, or causing to be
removed such articles, rubbish, weeds, vegetation or other
materials, or in making such assessment as hereinabove provided
for, shall be governed by the determination or tl,è ....ouhc:.il so made.
(Ord 1588 §1 (part), 1974; Ord 1509 §1 (part), 1973; prior code
§14.44) .
Amend Chapter 9.12 - Gambling - as follows:
9.12.210 Binga-Application denial, license suspension and/or
revocation.
A. The chief of police may deny an application for a bingo
license, or suspend or revoke a license, if he finds the
applicant or licensee or any agent or representative thereof
has:
L Knowingly made any false, misleading or fraudulent
statement of a material fact in the application or in any
record or report required to be filed under this chapter,
or
2. violated any of the provisions of this chapter.
B. If after investigation the chief of police determines that a
bingo license should be suspended or revoked, or an
application for such license denied, he shall prepare a notice
of suspension, revocation or denial of application, setting
forth the reasons for such suspension, revocation or denial of
application. Such notice shall be sent by certified mail to
the applicant's last address provided in the application or
shall be personally delivered. Any person who has had an
application for a bingo license denied by the chief of police,
or who has had a bingo license suspended or revoked by the
chief of police, may appeal the chief of police's decision in
1. 04 -(R 11/91) 42
the manner provided in ~ chapter 1.40 to the city manaaer.
(Ord 1695 §2 (part) , 1976) .
9.12.ZZ0 B.:...go Appeål proc:;edl1re.
mJ.ebêvé~ =11 ap1-'eò.l iw p:ro~ idêd [UJ.. :l.L tl.L:,5 .....lJ.aptex' ~~~I... u.pp~a.l
.::.lLa.ll Lc [llçJ. 611J. .....ol.LJ.û.""LeJ. au ÌJJ..êw.....:( iLçJ. iu tlJ.~5 ,;:¡c;..... Liol.L.
A. niLl.L':'u fiftcé.u CulêuJ.a.J.. J.uj';:, a.ftêL LILê l1vLi[~ca.Li,",:1: o~ c;u_)!
dçl.Liul, ;::>ubP=h;::oivu, J..êvocaLivu. vX vtL.e.L J.e.....l.;:J..;.ol¡ vI ~t.L= <;L.i~~
v[ ]Joli.,..c, ah b.': ",r':'bcJ ]Ja.LLy .ub.y a]J.,eal ~~",l. a';"~ivh 1;~ ~tl~::~
,¡¡iLl. Ll.c G':'ty Glcrh. a 1II.L':'tLe¡. ð.p]Jeal b:..ic[ly 5cLt':'..", [u.LLl. ;-h",
.Lcð.-=:oJ...L':' W',l.L,}' ;::oû......l.L J.ê.uia.l, 5u.~pçJ..;::o':o.u, :LêiJo.....u.tL....1J. vY' úLIJ.êJ:
J.ê.....~,;:;>.l.vu ..L5 huL ,t:J.LO!:-,ê:r.
D. Upul. rcGeipL o[ ~th...l. ,¡¡riLtch up]Jea~, ;:'l.c ....ity c:.:C.L~ ~l.;~;
.Lc[C.L Lhe 5u.ue tv t.he GiLy c:.udh....il [ur hcuri...;¡, b.1.J th~
a]J]Je11uhL 51",,11 bc ..ûL':'[icJ iI. w.LiLih': ~i Ll.e <;i:! G:C:;~ ~~
tl.e LÍ!úc, JaLe al.J pla....e u[ l.ear ':'¡.g. Upul. ",ooJ ....aú5e L:,.:...g
sl.LOwh, LI...e "ou.11\....i1 luall òt i.L,;:¡ J.is.....xçLivu, oeL ð.uvtlJ.c;.L L:J.uê
fvJ.. ;;:tû.,-"..l.L bcg!: ":"u"j, c.u,.LJ. ut LIJ.c; t":".mê or 5tl.(..1.L l...êa.l: lug LIJ.~ GO~u~~~
51.l.ð.ll ¡.Lear o.lld dctê:t:luibê tI...c !:-':t:opr ~è-Li vf tlH;; ð."-,,tious '?~ L~£~
c.l£~è-[ or pol";'(..ê, ba5êJ U}-IOU êviJ~h"-,,è- }-I:re~êutêJ aL su~l~ ð~~~~~
1£~u..L ~l¡~ .L 1;;;1~ v au t Lû Ll£1;;; d1;;;1¡~t,.I.1, ~uS}-l1;;;li.:::> i~£~, 1. ~ v v'-~:t:.i~~ ~~
uLl.c.L Jc....i~.:.o.. o[ t.l.è ....l.ic[ v[ .,oliGc. 'fl.e c:.ity c:.o",~.....::l ~l.a~~
l.ê.....ê~vc êv idél¡"-,,è- ð.hJ Lbe 1nai0.L, áþvl¡ t.l£c c.Jv ~"-,,ê of tl£c ,:";'t~
aLto.L~'''':i, ~l.u11 .L",le û!. t.l.c uJ'H':'~~':'L':'1it~ u[ cv':'~e~.';"e ~~.J ~~
'-1l1c"'LJ..o..~ v[ law. "P1>e [u.L!Hal .LûlcS u[ "':'J..Je..Gc apþlJ..c:.aLle :1:1.
ð. .....Ou::Lt or 10...4 ¡:;,l¡o.ll bot apply to 5ucl£ l£eð..L";'bg.
C. AL tbc "",ûl¡"",luwiou or Ll.1e beð..Liu~1 tl.1= ,,-,,";'tl' Gvtlh"-,,il lLL~l' u~l.1':'~~·
Ll£= d~l¡ial, ¡:;,dSþèl¡wivul :Lê\lO"-,,åt";'Olt O.L vl11er Jê"-,,l.5~Oh o~ tl~e
d.ie[ o[ pvli(.e, O.L tl.",y IHay alluw Ll.aL wl.i....l. 1.,,:5 ~ee.. dCh~:;:~,
.L",i..6tutc tl.at wl..:.....1> ha~ Lcd. SI:lo>þc..JcJ ur :LevukcJ, ur ",o~i~}'"
O.L .L~v=.rS= ð.u'j vtl.1c:t: J.e.....is..;.ou or tbe (..l.1";'er of þvlic.e ~l~~(..!~ ~~
Ll.e "'u:I.,je....t v[ tl.è at'Þcð.l. 'fl.c c:.ul1l.c:.il w':'tI.Íi. [iv:. J-;yS ~l.~~~
[":"le w":"tl.1 tbe. ,,";"L)' .....1é.Lk w.L.~Lt=u [iuJ.~ugw v[ rc.\..ooL u..ud
G.ouGlu..:::>":"ul¡w or laW', ð.uJ. ~t¡:;, J.cc..":".:::>ivu .:::>1¡a11 Lê [iuð.l.
(OrJ 169~ §l: (]Jb..L t) , 1976) .
9.12.300 Casino Parties-Denial or Revocation of License.
If the license is denied or revoked, the chief of police shall
prepare a notice setting forth the reasons for such denial or
revocation. Such notice shall be sent by certified mail to the
applicant's address provided in the application or be personally
delivered. Any person who has had an application for a casino
party license denied or revoked by the chief of police may appeal
43 (R 11/91)
the decision of the chief of pOlice to the city c.otll,c.il manager
pursuant to Chapter 1.40. (Ord 2253 §1 (part), 1988) .
Amend Chapter 9.13 - Live Entertainment Licensing and Regu~ations -
as follows:
9.13.090 Allowance or denial of application and appeal.
A. The chief of police shall issue, conditionally issue, or deny
the license for which application is made. The chief of
police shall have the power to deny any application if it
shall appear that the applicant, or the person to have direct
management of the premises, is not a suitable or proper person
to carryon the business for which the license is sought, or
if the premises proposed to be used in the conduct of the
business to be licensed shall be deemed not to be a suitable
or proper place therefor, or if the health, welfare or public
morals of the community warrant such denial. The chief of
police may issue the license upon such conditions as he
determines would eliminate the situations which would
otherwise result in denial of the license. Otherwise, the
chief of police shall issue the license. The applicant may
appeal from the denial of license, or from the issuance of a
license upon conditions, in the manner provided for herein.
B. Any person aggrieved by the denial of a license or by the
issuance of a license upon conditions may appeal to the city
c.othll"....;.l. 3u....l, ð.pl-'",al sl,ð.ll, witllil... rive. J.c...r5 a[Ler hoL~Ge of
déu";'Q! of b. licè.116ç ....,:r: iSi:»úuuce of Yo lic.~J.J.O=>~ u.puu ,-,ohJ.";'L";'vh,
bé fileJ witl, tl,e cit}' ,-lêxk, wl...o 5l,ð.11 set LLê luu.ttet: [v1:
¡,eð..t':'ug ð.& ",OOb ð.& l-'J:ð.c.ti...."l ð.l,J uotif}' Lì ¡"ð.il tl,è ....l,ief vf
!JuliGé ð.llJ LI...é Öl--',iJl";'C.ð.llL ul:: liG,=u.;:oçé of Ll...ê tilul; ð.llJ. .!:-'lð.cê .:u:;t
fOJ:: .;::oo.id l,èð.J:Í1,g manager pursuant to Chapter 1. 40. Any-
interested person may appear and present evidence at the
public hearing. If the appeal is from the denial of a license
or from the issuance of a license upon conditions, the city
GO ""ull"..il manager or designee may deny the issuance of the
license, issue the license, or issue the license subject to
specified conditions if it determines that by the imposition
of such conditions reasonable objections of the chief of
police would be eliminated. The action of the city cotll,c.il
manaaer or designee on such appeal shall be final.
(Ord 1833 §1 (part), 1978) .
9.13.120 Suspension or revocation.
In addition to the causes for denial of a license as set forth
herein, any license issued under this chapter may be revoked or
suspended at any time after a hearing, notice of which has been
given to the licensee more than ten days prior to said hearing,
when the city ':'vul,c.il manager or designee finds:
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A. The conduct of the establishment is contrary to the public
interest, or does not comport with the public welfare; or
B. The establishment has been operated in an illegal, improper or
disorderly manner; or
C. Any person listed in the license application has violated, or
permitted any violation, or has been convicted of a violation
of law in the course, conduct or operation of such business.
A conviction in any court of competent jurisdiction shall be
sufficient to justify a finding under this section, excepting
convictions for misdemeanor traffic violations.
(Ord 1833 §1 (part), 1978).
9.13.130 Convictions.
Upon receipt of a certified copy of a jUdgment of conviction of a
licensee under this chapter of any violation of any provision of
this chapter, the chief of police may immediately suspend the
license or licenses of such convicted licensee, remove such license
or licenses from the premises and deliver the suspended license or
licenses to the city c..o,,¡,c..';'l manager for safekeeping pending a
hearing Dursuant to Chapter 1.40. If a hearinq is requested. t~he
c:olluc:il city manaaer or desianee shall immediately thereafter set
a date for a puLI';'c: hearing no later than twe¡,t:y fi~e ~ days
after the date of suspension. At said hearing it shall be
determined whether the license or licenses should be suspended
further, modified, conditioned or revoked. The cou¡,c.';'l ~
manager or desianee shall notify the licensee in writing of the
decision. which will then consti tute the exhaustion of
administrative remedy caUbe; [v!: .::n....5þçIJ5.;.vIJ oj....] LIJ.c; J.o.tè ð.}¡J. plð.'-t::.
of tL.= l...=ð.:t:i.ug 11.0 1=56 LL,QU l=lJ. J.a}'o;:o bê[01:c tl...c; J.o.tè 5çL [or 5u.....lJ.
I,Eou:ril,;¡. (Ord 1833 §1 (part), 1978).
9.13.140 Noise abatement.
Whenever after a hearing, notice of which must be given ten days
prior thereto, it shall be determined that noise from any
establishment licensed under this chapter interferes with the right
of persons dwelling in the vicinity of such establishment to the
peaceful and quiet use and enjoyment of their property, the c:ou¡,c.il
city manager may require that the premises be soundproofed in a
manner that i¡, tl,e )uJ;¡",el,t uf :"I,e c:o.:.¡,c.il will be c[[cC.L';'vEo tu
eliminate the noise or reduce it to a reasonable level. In taking
any action under this section, the c.o,,¡,c..';'l city manaaer must
balance all of the interests of the respective parties, as well as
the hardship which will result from any order. If the c:o"uc.il ~
manager finds that the noise complained of is of a minimum or
inconsequential degree, no action shall be taken under this
section. If a licensee fails within a reasonable time, and after
45 (R 11/91)
having been ordered to do so pursuant to this section, to take such
steps as were ordered to abate any noise, his license shall be
suspended after a second hearing, ten days' notice of which must be
given, until such time as he complies with the order. ~
provisions of ChaDter 1.40 shall be utilized for the aDDeal. (Ord
1833 §1 (part), 1978).
Amend Chapter 9.18 -Rental of Housing for Drug Activity - as
follows:
9.18.050 Declaration of Public Nuisance.
In addition to any other enforcement action, the city manager. or
city attorney may declare an alleged violation of section 9.18.020
or the activities described therein to constitute a public nuisance
and may commence abatement of the conditions giving rise thereto in
accordance with Health and Safety Code section 11570 or Chapter
1.30 of this Code. (Ord 2337 §1 (part), 1989).
Amend Chapter 10.80- Abandoned Vehicles - as follows:
10.80.010 Purpose and intent of provisions-vehicle declared
nuisance when.
The purpose and intent of the Council in adopting
sections 10.80.010 through 10.80.120 is to establish procedures ±n
aC"V.LJahce with the provisiohS of pursuant to Section~ 22660 ÌQ
22664 of the California Vehicle Code for the abatement, removal and
disluð.htli.I,.,; disposal. as public nuisances, of abandoned, wrecked,
dismantled or inoperative vehicles or vehicle parts tl,elevf from
private ~.LV~erty or public property, not including highways, and
the recovery of the cost of administration and removal thereof.
pursuant to the provisions of section 38773.5 of the Government
Code of the state of California. II. aJJiLiuh tv auJ i.u aCCOrdahc.e.
wi.Ll, tl,e deterIuihatioJ. luaJe. al.J tl,e al1tl,ority gral,te.J Ly Ll,,,, ~Late.
of Califon.ia I1l.Je.r ~e.c.tio¡¡ 22660 or the 'Jêl,ic.le CuJ", of the state
of Cð.li.fuJ..ula Lv J,.II;.lllUVI:: o.Lo..uJ.uut:J., W.LÇG.hÇJ., J.~¡;J,.LLLC~.lJ.tled OJ...
ihðpe.rative ve.I,ic.1es or partb tl.ere.ðf as pi1b1ic. hl1isahc.eb, Ll,,,, "i.L.J'
¡"ake.s tlìe rollvwiJ..,; ri.uJiu9~ ahJ Je.:.laratiohb.
'fl,e ac.c.l1lul1latioh ahJ storage of aba¡¡do¡¡eJ,
W.L.ç(..}..,çJ., J.~i::>.Luc..LJ.LlçJ. vJ.. iuvi-'éL:ð.til;Jç vél.li(..lèd 01.
parts the.reor 01. ~r iv aL", v!. 1'uLli." 1'1.vpe.L L.J'
I.ot iJ,c.II1JiJ.g l.i.,;l.way~ ib rOI1l.J to c.reate a
c.ol.ditiol. te.¡¡JiJ,g to reJI1c.e tl.e vall1e of
f.JJ..~qaLc t,Jl.oþl::.L. Lx, Lv 1-'J..vJ.uuLç Lli~llL ð.lld
,JçtéJ::ivl..ð.tiuJ.11 Lv ib.viLç J:Jlûu.J.él.illg, Lv G.J,.t:::aLI::
fl....é bc:L~o..LJ..;:>, Lv ,-,uu;:::oL~LuLç au aLL.Lactivé
hl1isahCe creatiJ.g a I,az:ard to the healtl, ahJ
safety of n,ihors, to create a l,arborage fOl
roJ",¡¡tô ð.hd iu~e.:..tb ð.hJ to L", ih)l:l)..ivl1~ Lv Ll,,,,
L,éð.lll.Lt i::ICl[çL,}' a.b.J. ..jçuèl.a.l wélfa..LC:*
TIJ.èJ::ç[vi.é, Ll.L1I; 1-'i.ê.:H:aJ\"...t:; vI u!J. ó.Lð.uJ.Ob.êd,
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W.L~c.k~J, Ji6.Luo.uLleJ v:t: il.LO,t-'~i.o.tlv~ v eI...i,-l~ ul.
i'1l1. Ls Lla::.Lêo[, 01, private 01. pu1-l:;'ç p1.o~erty
l.LOt ~uc.ludil.L\.j l,igl,wa}' "', ex,-,~pt ð..;:, eX1-'1~5bl,}'
I.Lè..Lc~I.LC~.[Ler pè..L ...ui t L~d , ~5 J.~,-,lð..l~d Lo
GOI.L5tiLutç a ,t-'u.b1~:- lJ.u~5ð..h,-,ê wI... i c.l... luà,}' 1-e
abaLed a.5 ;:,uc.I... ~h ð.,-,,-,o:t: J.ul.L'-é will, Ll,é
þl.vvl;:'..LOhb of 5è.\... Liol.L~ 16. 8f)' 610 tlaou':: l,
10.86.120.
(Ord ¿668 §1 (l-'a1. L) , 1396, OrJ 1338 §1 (l-'arL) , 1371, p1.':'or ,-,oJc
§13.¿301) .
le.8e.ðla Ð6fin~Lions.
~~ u;:,ê~ ":"u boc:=ctivus 16.86.616 Ll.L:t:vugl.L 10.86.126, LI...é rvllow~ug
te:t:lù.;:, ClUJ. plL:t:ð.;:,çs ;:,lLð..ll Le ":"ute.Lp:t:etçd ð..uJ C.vustlu.éJ. ð.;:, ðçL rv:t:tl...
hereiü.
À. "H~':: :,wll}" lueuÜ", u wu.l' 01. l-'lò...e of 1I'1,aLeve.L buL"'.Lé, pu1-li...1}'
IuailJ.La":"héJ. ð.bd 01-'çh Lo tl.Lç tlðç of L1...é ,t-'tlLlic. [O.L ÌJUl:~Obe5 v[
~ e.hÜ.",~ar L.L a v el. IIigl,wa}' ':'uGI ",Jes '" L1. ée L. TILç lellu "~uLli~
propel. Ly" docs buL iu...luJe "l,':',: hwòy. "
B. II Ow lJ.él. of L1L~ lð.hJ" lucc.;¡u.s LL.e uwlJ.ê1. o[ llLe lð.lJ.J. 01.1. wl.Lic.l.L tI...e.
vèL.":"G.lc, V..L 1-'a..LLS LL..él.çv[, ..L;:, IV'-'Cltoc:=J., ð.;:, sl.Lvwh vu L1.Lé 1ð.",L
é\.fuð.l":"z;éJ. ð.b;:,êSSluçILt .Loll.
C. "Owuél. v[ Ll,é vcI.Li~lêll Luçð.l.L;:' LI.Lç 1ð.6L :t:é"j":"5t~.LêJ. o'Wl.Lçr, aüJ
lé":1u1 ......wI.Lc.L O[ .Lè\...o.......LJ..
D. ohvYê1.Li.,-,lélt .LLIéo.u5 ð. dêvi.,-,e L,}' wb":"\...l.L au}! ÌJersou 01 p1vpe.:t: L:y luð.}'
Lc pl.......pellcd, J.lIO\1oc:=J. 01. J.lð.wu U1--rVU ð. Lig1Lwð..}', cX(..cpt u J.cvic.c·
luOvêJ. L}' 1J.U1uåJ..L pvwê:t: v:t: u.::>cd CAClu.oJ":"vél,}' t:t};.1vlJ. 6Lativuð.l.,}' là":"15
or l.Lð..c.k;:,o
E. "Ðl.4ilJ.":"lJ."j orr":"c.iulll ,;:)IJ.ð.11 IUC(..l.I.L tlJ.c J.":"..Lec..lv:t: v[ Lu~lJ.":"lJ.g ulJ.J.
hOU5iug ð.ud¡'vl: 1.1.":"5 Oi. 1...é1 déoJigl.LCC 0
F. ItC":"t}l uLò.Lêluéut O[[iG.é..L It 61"'(..1.11 Lc tILc c.il.J" o [[":"G.é..L :Lé'::>t-'0l.L.;::o":"b1oc:=
.cor cl",[vJ...G.èmcl.Lt ......[ Lbc V..L ...lil.LCluG.è;:, Lèiu":1 v~....,lð.Lc...l ClUJ wIJ.o
iI.i tiall} dé,-,1ð.lc5 ¡:¡ð.';'d v';'olatio11 Lo Lé ð. puLlic. l.LUiSð.11ce.
(01..1 ¿668 §1 (t-'a.LL) , 1996, O,-d 1338 §l (l-'art.) , 1971. ÌJlioi çode
§19.:no¿) .
10.80.0~3-0 Exemptions from applicability-Scope.
The provisions of sections 10.80.010 through 10.80.120 shall
not apply to:
A. A vehicle, or parts thereof, which is completely enclosed
within a building in a lawful manner, or otherwise stored in
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a lawful manner behind a solid fence, gate or wall not less
than six feet in height, and where it is not readily visible
from the street or other public or private property; or
B. A vehicle, or parts thereof, which is stored or parked in a
lawful manner on private property in connection with the
business of a licensed dismantler, licensed vehicle dealer, a
junk~ dêQle~, or when such storage or parking is necessary
to the operation of a lawfully conducted business or
commercial enterprise. This exceDtion shall not. however.
Noll~ihg ';'U ll~i" "ê(.L';'o¡. "l~AII authorize the maintenance of a
public or private nuisance as defined under the provisions of
law other than this section Cl~Qf>têr 16 o[ Div';'siul. 11 u[ ll~e
"Jel...ì(..lç CoJç vf tL.ç "tA Le o[ Culifoluiä, Alnl
.se<..L":'ol!o 10.80.610 ll~ruugl~ 10. 86 .120.
(Ord 2668 §1 (part), 1996; Ord 1338 §1 (part), 1971; prior code
§19.2303) .
10.80.040 Requ1At~ons l~ot ex~lua~fe.
The 1Ú.ovi~iol.L6 of 5è,-Liv.us lO.BS.GIG tL.....ougl... 10.80.120 c.~ç ¡¡vt Ll...è
eXl,...lus':;'ve ....eg'-LlaL":"Oll o[ ö.La.ln.lvl!êJ. I ~.Lê(..h.ed, d~.slha.btleJ. ur
ilHJJ:-'êl.ð.Livc vêl.....:..<:.lco w":"Ll...i:a. tl.LC '-ill'. 'fILe}' wl...ð.ll 5uJ:-'Pl'i::1uêuL o.u.d Le
il! aJ.J.":"tivll to tl...c oll...êl. .Legu.latvJ:::]' ,-O~éo, oLat.u.Le.s Q}¡J. Ol.J.":"hð.uG.c::õ:)
~~~êLv~o1.c:: 01. IJ.creð.ftèl ébQctçd L.r tl...ê ,-it}', tL.c sLQt-c:::, 0...... uu)'
<:>~1J.t=-:- l=~ÇLl 'Cllt":"Ly v1: uo":Jêb......l' l...a.v":"ug jU.LioJ.icL":"ol.L. (Ol:J. 2668 §1
(p~LL), 1396, OLd 1338 §1 (pA~L), 1971, priUL ~ude §19.2304).
10.80.0.3.50 Enforcement authority-Right of entry for
exam":"l...a l":'on.
EÀ,-êp-:'" Ù,;:)ò v LIJ.c.L W iwc !-,1::0v":"dcJ. L.e1::e";'u, LIle 1--"" 0 ~":"5 iVJ..L!:) o[
5é,-Livu5 16.86.010 LI~r OlÃ':Il~ 10.80.126 ~L.a.ll bè a.J..Lu";'lJi~ tê.L c:J. o.hJ.
e¡,[o~~eJ L:J' LI~e ~ity AL1>te¡u<olJt u[[':'ce~. Iu. tl.LC: él.t.[Ol::véluêht vi llJ.ê
~~'7L~?.uw ,,";'Léd uLvve., .:»......"1.1 v[[i\...êJ::: 0.11\1 Lib J.ê~L..Lic:w luu..l éutêì. u.pvu
pl~Yð.Lc:: 01. J:-'tLLli<... .t!~vl:-"êr:L.l' tv êXuluil.L1; a. vêl...i,-lê ,-,t: i-'uxlo:::» tl.Lc:J:::êuf,
o~ ubtQÍl. ':'i.[unuð.tiolJ A6 to Ll.ê id<oütiL.r o[ A vel.':'c.lè (ð..ud Lu
~c:.LUOvè or: \...ð.Uwc: tJ.l.ê lç,LUOvul \".If a. vêlJ.~,-lê V.L ~u:rt6 LI....ê.LêO[) J.c:Glð.J..êd
to Lc: a. uUiwu.bGc: Pu..L5UulJt La ~Lê ;::oc:(..t~vb..6 \-.itc:J. a.Lvvé, ill UC.(..V.LJ.
~iLl.L ì. ~":: I.LL of c:!JtJ...}' !:-r.LVVi,;:¡";'OlJ.5 ~H:;t [ur tl~ ib. õ;)êGL";'Oh 1.16.016 o[
tl~i6 GoJe. Provisions of this chapter shall be adm~~~s~~~~d ~r
reaularly salaried full-time employees of the citv ex~ ~t ~~ ~ïy
removal of vehicles from Dropertv mav be bv anv h d
aU~horized Derson. Any such authoriz~d. Ders:on m~v ~;;~~Ï ~p~~
Drlvate DrODertv for the purDoses sDeclfled ln thls se 0
examine a vehicle. and remove or cause to be r~~~~ed the vehicle
declared to be a nuisance pursuant to this cha . (Ord 2668 §1,
1996; Ord 1338 §1 (part) , 1971; prior code §19.2305).
10.80.0.iVO Abatement-costs-Procedure generally - Notices
48
required - Form.
Anv vehicl~ loca~ed on DroDert~ other than ~ hiahway ma; b~.r~mo~~~
as a publIC nUIsance and d1.sDosed of In accordan e It
following Drocedures:
A. ii1J.èb. tlJ.ç ci Ly cotlbcil l.u~.5 c.olltl.ð.clcd will, vI: yl::ð.lltçd a
~: c:I.~I~L.':5ê Lo o.lt:Y !Jêt uOlA vI: ,tJêI: ¡:,vbS, àtlcL. t'êl. õ:)Ol... 01. PC.!. 5v.u5
~~J.al~ ~ê u.u.tl.LvI:i",eJ. to êJ1Lê~ "",pOl¡ þl.';'vALe ~.LO~çI:Lj' 6..... 1-ru.bl':'c
~l.vt-'ê1.L.l, ':'.11 ð.,-COl.....1 W'iLIJ. l.':'~ht of c.utl...r þl.Ovii:ÞiOuS o=tet [olLIl
ilJ. 6cGtivlJ. 1.16.010 of LIJ.iw c..vJ.e, Lo .Lêluvvè 01 CAu.Se tlJ.ê
reluOval v[ a vêlJ.ivle 01 palL" LIJ.é.Lco£ J.=clu.:téJ Lv Le a
hu.iö:Ja.!J.(.c þu...L. 5tla.ut Lo õ::Iêcl':'Ol,L;;:J 16.86.616 tlu.0u.g1.1. 16.86.126.
Not less than ten (10) davs prior to any removal or ~~~~o~~;
of a vehicle. a notice of intention to abate a~d :~~_.- th
vehicle as a public nuisance shall be issued n ss e
property owner and the owner of the vehicle h;;-~~ sia;;~d
releases authorizing removal and waving further i:nt:r~it ~~
the vehicle. The notice shall contain a statem ~ t
hearing rights of the owner of the vehicle and of th~ o~er ~f
the Dr?perty on ~hich the vehicle is located. Th~ :~~~~~:~t
shall Include notIce to the property owner that he m r
in Derson at a hearing or may submit a sworn statement de~~i~g
r7spon~ibilitv for the prese~ce o~ th~ vehicle ~~ I~; i~~~~
wIth hIS reason for such denIal. l.n lIeu of app r . ~ e
notice of intention to abate shall be mailed. by regi~~~~e~ ~~
certified mail. to the owner of the land as shown o~ _ a
equalized assessment roll and to the last registered a~d l~;;l
~wner~ ~f r~cord unless the vehicle is i~ such CO~di~~i~~~~t
Identlflcatlon numbers are not avaIlable t e
ownership.
B. Tl,e "".;. tl' co""c.il 61,ull, [.:LuJ.u t";'J.uê La ~':'lLlê, dctêl.J.uilJ.1I: Aud fix
~!J. u~uo,u..u~ La Le a..;::o5é.:::o5êJ. ð.b udlu':'uii::> LoLA L':" v è COw L5, êÀ.\,..oltí.J.':'ll\j
tlJ.1;;; b(..Lu.ð.1 Gvst vf :LE:luovu.1 vf CUJ..Y vèlJ.";""",lé v:t: !:",ð..L.l5 LIJ.ê.L. eo[,
UlJ.dE:l. tlJ.1;;; ;::n:::GtivlJ.i::I "",iLed abOlJc.
The cost of removal and disposal of any vehicle and the
admi~istrativ7 cost thereof mav.be charged ag~~~~~ ~~~ ~~r~~~
who IS determIned to be responsIble for the mal a
vehicle as a public nuisance.
C. UpOh di6"",OvlI:::.LilJ.'.:t t],e . .. of al. a.Lu.udvUII:::J., w.LII:::Gkll:::d,
II:::Xl.$!,..II:::Il(..Ç
disluu..ut1Il:::d, OJ: illO!:",êl.u.LilJlI::: V II:::IJ. i (..1 II::: , OJ: palLs LIJ.è.LcO[, V.ll
p~~:at~ ~lvpeJ..l}l \..It ÌJu.blic þ.LOPII:::I:t:}J witlJ.ill LIJ.II::: ciL:}J, tllll::: GiL:}J
aLU.tclUlI:::lJL offi(..lI:::.L õ:J!J.all IJ.ð....e LIJ.e at1tIJ01~Ly Lo cause tlJ.c
aba LlI:::lulI:::J.J.t a¡".1 1. I;;;J.UOtJùl LI.l.è:LlI:::of il. aG""'v:t: J.u.IJGII::: w";"tlJ. t],e
pJ:oc.",dtl...es pJ:e~c.J::i.beJ l,e1eil.. Vehicle mav be dis,p~S~d ~f ~~
removal to a scrapyard. automobile dismantler's y r 0 a
suitable site for Drocessina as scrap.
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Ð. A telL dð.}' 110ti("ê of illlélitioll to abate ð.lJd .LêluOvê tl.Lé velL':",-le,
OJ: .t:-'o..I.. Ls t11~.Lc;of I as a puLlic. 11tl~;:Jc;¡,JIGê ò:'liall be .Luail'"::aJ. by
c:erti[i",J ",ail to LIle UWl1e:t o[ LI.Le labJ aJ.d to LIJ.è. vwher of
tl,,,, y elJ.iclc, u.hlê6b LIle; velli(..lc ~ò:) ih i:1u.,-I... c.ohJitioJ. Ll...at
':"Jcli tif icð. tivll J.1:.t1,dJer ~ are hvl a.vailð.Llc tv J.etêì:.m":"1.1é
ov9uc.Li:JIJ.':"!:-'. 'I'llé uutic.:ê5 of illLêlltioh ~lla.ll Lc :).11 suLo:>Lc.lltið.ll,y
tl,,,, [01101<1Í1,,,, [01:1115.
"NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ABATE Mm REMOVE
AN ABAlmONEÐ, WRECKED, DIBMAlffLED, OR INOPERATr.'"E
.-EUICLE, OR PARTS TIIEREOF, AS A PUBLIC NUISANCE TO.
(Hln"", aJ.J ô.JJress o[ v¡ J."'r o[ U,e lal,J)
As O~uê.L ,;::olJ.OWh vb the last é"'::tu.alil.cd
ð.55ê5oJ.uc;ut roll vf tl,e la¡,J Iv,-y.LeJ. ut
(addreb~ vi prop",lL~), 1Jou Q.LC; IJ.ereLj uoti[ied
tl,at the uuJersigJ."'J, parslla¡,t Lv c:1,ð;pté.L 1.36
v[ Title 1 vf Llle CI.Lu.lu Ty"'i.sta J.llu.l...icipal ,-oJ.e
l1ui:Jo detc:""':"u':"lted tl,ô.L LI,ere li;Aists d~vu saiJ
lauJ. all (V.L parts vI a.ll) ð.Lð.llJ.olleJ. , W~c;"",,kêJ.,
J.':";:)OJ.1Ið.lltlcJ. vI: iIIO!-,èJ..QLiV"é IJ él~~\...lê I :t:e-Ji~LereJ
to (lH..u,uê o[ OWUC..L of vc1J.~\...lê) I li(..¡¡;usê 1J.ûluLç::t:
.......... I wIJ.ic:l.L \...v1.Lsti tutéb a puLlic.
1.Lui5ð.l.L(..C: pu:t:ðtlð.uL to tI.Lé 1:-'rav i.siol.Lb of cLð.ÌJte:r
1. 30 o[ 'f ~ LIe 1 u[ LI.LC: luI11.Li(..~!-,QI c..oJ.~.
You ð.le I.LélèLy uatifieJ. La ð.Lð.lc: õ:>aid l.LI-L~i::Ial.Lce
Ly lILe :t:èlÚOvo..l of 6ð.iJ. vehic:le (or saiJ 1-arts
of a I:Jc:IL~\...lc:) wiLl.L~u 10 J.aiõ:> [..LOlLI tiLé J.uLe O[
lno.":"l":"l.Lg o[ Ll.L~.s l.Loli\...C:I ð.l.LJ. l1ÌJvu ~ Otu:: [u~lu:ré
to Jv so, ~l...lLC: i::Iulué will bê. ð.Lð.tcJ. o.l.Ld r:éluvvêd
L}' lIJ.e C.Ui o.ud th", \...o.sts t1H::L c:O r f tv9c: liLe:r
willI. ð.J.lnilJ'::"i:> tx a ti v c: ,--osts Qõ:>õ:>1;;;i:>5ed to :t\.Ju a6
O~UI;;;..L o[ til.l;;; lal,J v,u wl,ic.h i::Ju'::"J. v elli\...ll;;; (or
saiJ part~ v[ Q vel,ic.le) is IV'--Qted.
As tl,e OWller v[ tl,e la¡,d 01, I<Il,i<..l, ~aid vèL'::"cle
(or ~a';'d part", vf a vêll'::"\...ll;;;) is lO\...ateJ., :Jvtl
are l,e1",L~ J.oti[';'",J tl,at 'jvu J.ua~ I "i U,Í!, 10
J.o.:JO:> a[t",J: U,e luail'::"u~ o[ tI.Lii:> uotic..1;;; o[
ilJtclJtiolJf 11;;;\.fuê.5t ð. 1:-'ubIic Ilêo....L'::"ug al.J ~[
5uGIL Q r:eqdèo:>L ~.s l.Lot lcGê.ivêd Lj U,e bllilJiI,g
u[[~\...'::"ul 01. L.~o:> or ILél J.c.sigl.Lêé w~LIL~u 511c..1J.. 16
J.o.:J perioJ, LI,e c;i t} ubateluêl.Lt v[['::"cêr i:>iLull
have tLe ð;utLorit:y to ð.bð.te ð.lJd J:::en10vê .sð.id
vclL'::"\...le (v:C i:>uid pð.iL~ o[ a v~L'::""",lê) Aõ:J a
1-uLlic: IJü.'::"i:>o..lJGê al,J o..55ê56 ~iLl;;; c:ost~ u.S
a[V.LesaiJ w';'U,Ollt ð. !Ju.Ll ic IJ.eð.:t: .::..u~ . You LUCl:t
sIlL,,,iL Q 5W"0..LU w.ritte" i:> La télm::l.L L witl,Í!, i:>uGh
10 J.o.:J pe:c ivJ dellY i¡,,,, ..Lé.spobõ:J":"L~lit~ [O..L the
prei:>èu\...e of o:>u'::"d velli\...le (or bQ~d paxt~ vi a
v d,ic.l",) vlJ saiJ lo..l.Ld, l<IiU, ~ollr J:::C:Qõ:Jvl.L5 [01
de¡,ial, ð.lJJ. i=>uGL õ::>LaLeluel.Lt 0:::.11.0..11 Le (..vL.Lo=>L..LueJ.
as a .L",ql:.test [or 1l,=o.J...'::"lJ9 aL wl,id, 1vl1x
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pJ.. t;:;5elJ(.e is lluL l.é'-:Ítl~.Led. Y6U LUU}l ap/:,,,,b.ì. .Lll
per so.. at a¡,}' l,eur Í!,g r ec de6 t",d b}' }'Otl or tl,è
6Wlll;,L of tl,e v élJic:le 61::, ~u lied LIJêJ:::êo[, luå,}'
pI:ê5êbt a i:!'WuJ..u w1::ittê.lJ i::ILo.Lclhêbt c..&.i::I afOrêSð.iJ.
ib tilul; [vI: C:OIJ5iJ.él.c..&.L~on at slLG.IJ beð.l. ihg.
I<otice Maile.l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
II
. . . . . .
"NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ABATE ANÐ REMO"'-ß
AN ABANDONED, WRECKED, DISMANTI>ED, OR INOPERATrlE
VEHICLE, OR PARTS THEREOF, AS A PUDLIC NUISANCE TO.
(Ne""", ahd a.l.lì.",~S of 1b.6t l.",gistere.l uhd/o.L
legal OWl,,,,r of rec.ol..l of vel,ic.le
¡,oti"", ~l,otlld Le ':: ';'veh to Lull, ';'f diff"'.Leht)
Ai:!' last l.e-,ji~Lere.l (ab.l/or legal) OWIJer vi
recor.l of (desc.riloL';'UH of vcIJ~\..olê lua.1.c,
luvJ.cl, 1 iG.elJi:>c I ",tc. ) , Yuu. U.Le IJeJ:::éLx uvti['::"cJ.
tl,at LIJê tlh.leì.sighe.l, PU!:ðtlð.lJL Lu
sectiolJ 16.80.010, IJ0.5 detêJ..Ju~llêd t),at Sð.'::"J.
ve1Jiclc (ur pal.L~ u[ a vèl,i"le) exi6L~ as ð.h
aba¡,.lO¡,è.l, wre.:.ke.l, J.":"Sluð.1JtleJ. V.L ilJopel.c..&.L~ve
vel,ic.le at (.lesçribe 16\..oatiolJ 01J /:,ublic 61-
private /:,J:opert}') auJ. COhi:>t~tu.LêS a lol1blic
llui6aJJC:ê pllr6ub.HL to tl,e .t:-'J..vvisiolJi:!' vf sai.l
c:ode oC\..o L~OlJ.
Y6U UJ..C IJê:téL:y uvti[iêJ. Lv ubatê ~ð.1J. uu.i5ð.l.a\..oc
L:J LIJê :têluOvul or ðð.iJ. vel,icle (ui- oaid pð.llo
v[ c..&. v el,ic.le) w';'tl,Í!, 10 .lu}'s frOm LI,e datè u[
thê luð."::"l.iu~ of tIJl.o uvtiCê.
As l.egistere.l (ð..uJ./or legal) O'WlJê:t 6[ .Lecol..l
ur .::>uid vêIJ~\..olç (or 6ai.l /:,urts uf u vêlJiG.lç) ,
}'OU are l,,,,ì.eb}' ¡,oti[';'",.l llJð.t }Iud J.uaj I wiLIJ..ih
10 .la}'6 a[le!: tl,è Jua.":"lillg u[ Lb~5 lJoti\..o1; of
ilJtelJtiv.u, J..êqtlêi:!'L u /:'tlLlic. ll",arÍ!,g a...l if
~u--1, a reC tl",~L ';'s hot l.èceived L}' LIJ.c btlilJ.'::"u~
official U.L l,is or I,,,,r desig"è", witl,Í!, su--1, 10
da}' pel.iu.l, tl,e c.i Lj' uLa têluè.u L offic.el. .::>ball
bð..vê t),e autl,Ol.itj' to aLat", u.lJd :têlu6v'C sai.l
v cl.1i,-,le (or <>ai.l parts o[ a vel,ic.le) witIJ6t1t a
IJt;:;a.l. ":"lJ9.
NuL';'"", l!ailè.l ..
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(01..1 2668 §l (loart) , 1996, Ord 1338 §1 (part) , 1971, 'pJ..io:t G.uJ.e
§19.2306) .
10.80.0~'TO Abatement-Public hearing required
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when-Notice B~~ldin9 off~~ial Manaaer or his or her
designee authority.
tr;- U",ou .Ley,ae",t b} Ll,e OWue.L or t],e veJ,L:.le ::'1: lhe ::,wuer, v¡ :~:
ld¡,J l:e'-e~~eJ 1...)' U,e 1..llilJiu"¡ vrri~~al O.L ],~'" O.L ],e.L de",i'juee
wiLl~iu. Lél1 ~c;¡,l'5 ufLé.L ll.LC; hLo.il~ug vI tl,LC; hotL.....é of iuLehLioh
to ð.Lutc; a.LJ~ ..L ê..LUUY c, u. pu.Ll:G be.ð..L il.L~ sl,all be held 1..:i tl.Lè
Lu';'lJ.~.u':J û[ri.....~al 0.1- 1.L~6 '-11:: bé.L J.ê5';"g}¡~é. vh tl.l.ê ~~ê5~io.u or
a.ba. te..I.uêu t ub.J. :t ClUO v ð.l or Ll,e v çbi,-le 0.1. pa..L to Ll.l.ê..a.. cor u.£ aU.
ð.bð.l.LdvueJ., wXê,,-kçJ., J.ii::t:"uð..L1 tleJ. vi: iuopc:t: a. L~ 'II e. V e.L.:,-lc I a¡,J t],e
ð.i::»bêi::tõ:JIùcJ.J.t vi tl.LC aJJ.uiJ.L:.sL....a.L:liJc '--OwL-=> u..ll...l Ll...ê ,"-csL or .L.êluvva.l
vI LIJ.c ve.l.li,-le. ,-,1:: !:"c;u. L5 Lbe..LéO[ ð.':Jð.iui::tt lll.t:; p:r\JJ:.,d~..L L.l vu wl...:"I.1.
iL ..Li::t lO\..ou.ted. UDon reauest bv the owner of the vehicle or
owner of the land on which the vehicle is located. a public
~~~~i~~~~=11 be held before the city manager or designee.
~. . _ t shall be made to the manager or his designee
i~~~i~. ~~ (1D\ days after the mai~ ing of the notice of
ntl0n to abate and remove the vehlcle.
B. If tl.Lê. O'WlJ.è.1: of the 16.11,1 subm:to:» a 5wv:t:h wriLLêll QLútê.ulcht
Jeul'iug .Le",,,,o¡,,,,ib~l~l:i rV.L U,e ",.Le",eu.:..e or ~]'':' vd,~cl,: ~~ ],~s
la..uJ. wi.tl.Lib. ;::)1,..1.\....1.1. te.u dt.tl' !:-,c.L":"vd, ';:H.4iJ. 5Lu.télLl~.I1t ~L.ð.11 be
\""Obdt..Ll:1êJ. ð.~ ð. r~qt1~5t fur a. l.L~ð...L~b':i wl.L~c.I.L J.Oé~ Hot ..LeY.ul.re
l.Lid .,t:JLei:JêbGë. nut~",e o[ tl.L~ b~ð...L":'b"'j 511.0.11 Lê. mo.il=J ~~
"'~..LL":'[":'cJ. J.uò.il, u.L lê.ð.o;)t Le.l1 J.ð..}'5 Le[vl::c LIJ.c IJ.éuJ:::i.l1"'j tu tIJ.e
OW.l1C..L v[ LL= lu.l1J. u.1J.J. tv tLe UvJ"ll=X u[ LI.l.ê vêLi.clé, db1ê~5 LI.Lê
vêlJ.icle ":'d ~h ~dcl.L cubd~tiuh LIH~.L iJ.e.l1Li[~'-ð.L":'Oll btllLtLero::> are
HoL ð.vo.ila.Llc tv JCt.e..L1LLi.l1c vvJúê..Li:J1J.':p. I[ 5u",lJ. u. rc~tléo::>L [vl::
]'ea.L~b'j i", Hol l:e~e':'veJ l'I':'U,iH said teu JaYS ar~:=,r ",~~l':'n~ ?~
tLe HoL~Cê or i.l1te.l1tivh Lo uLaLê u.hd reJ.Uovc, Ll.Lê ,-it.}' 5Lð.11
IJ.ave Ll,e alllhO.Lit.)' tv aLð.tc ð..lH.1 ..Leluvve tlJ.c ve.lJ.iclé. V..L p,uts
tlJ.cl:evr ud u puLli....... .I1G.ii:Ja.bvc w':tl.lvú.L IJ.olJ.i.l1"j ð. .t:-'u.bl":'c Lcð...L":'llg. .
T~~ ~;n~~ 0: the land on whic~ the vehicle is locat~d mav
a e erson at the hearlna. Instead of maklng an
~~~;~~~~~~~r~e f:: present a s~orn writ~en stateme~t: ~n time
.~ t at the hearlna. denYlng resDonslblllty for
~~; ;;~=:~;;; 0i fhe vehicle on the land. with his reasons for
s de 1 . h s statement shall be construed as a request
f;r ; h;;;ing which does not require the Dresence of the owner
~~~~i~~~;d tfce r~~est. If it is determined at the hearing
t _ . veh' Ie placed on the land without the consent of
i~~ ~~~~~~~:~ ~~~ t~at he has not s~b~eauen~ly acquiesced in
n he costs of admlnlstratl0n or removal of
t~~ ~~h~~i~ ~hall not be assessed against the property ~pon
w 'c t e vehicle is located or collected from the landowner.
C. All ],ea,-Íl,-js u¡,del: ",,o,clioH'" le.8e.01D Llùvlls¡l, 10.80.120 "']':,ll
hI; h=lJ. ":'lliLið.ll.}' Lervl::c tl.lc LuilJ.i.l1~ orri",.:la.l O..L IJ.ii:J O..L IJ.êr
J.éo::>igut:é, wlJ.u o::>lH~.ll l.lè.a...L a.ll ra.vLo::> o..l1d teo::>LiluvhY l~~ J.~e.lu~
1>e.L lÍl,dit. 3aid ra~ts a¡,J t,o,,,,tL,,o¡,.)' ¡"al' ~¡,cl~Je te.",lir",,:":i :-1)
Ll.1é '-ouJ.iL":'ou or LIJ.e vcLivle U..L ÌJu...L to;) tlJ.cJ:::êvr u.l.lJ. tlJ.¿
c..i..L(...UJ.LL;:Jtð.uvêo::> co.uG-ê..Luiu"'j ":'L5 IOva.tivu v.u i:Ja.iJ. pr: iv ö.tc ÌJ..Lv!:-'e..L Ly
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or l-'dblic. prvb--ert}'. 'fJ,e bl1iIJ';'u',j v[[i."ial v1. J,i~ u1. J,er
Jesigl,ee ~J,,'l.11 uot J.,e liJuiLeJ b}' tJ,e Lec.!,¡,ic.al .L",le~ of
êy~J.cu,-,c. 1'1...'1;; vWl¡éì: of tl..ê lalld Inul' a.ppêð.:t: ":".u per5011 at tl...ç
IJ.càLihg 01: }.¡resêl...t ð. 5WO....u w....":"LLcu ~tatelueuL ilL tiluê [or
cVl,sideratioJa òt U,e J,~alihg, al.d deJa}' respoJasibilit}' [OJ:: tl,e
l:".Lç;;~n;:;ll("ê of tILe. vehicle 011 tl...c luuJ., wi.ll.L bi;::o J..cCl.;::ou.uw [or 5tlcl.L
dê.uiAl.
Ð. I'l.LC Lu.':'lJ.i.b.g official or l.Lis 01: l.l.e...... J.ç;w':'~ueç ¡Uay ilLtpOSê 5tlGl.l.
,-"vuJ.";'Lloh~ ð.lnl take. 5uc.:l... otl.Lê:r a,-"L":"vu uõ:> l...c J.Ç;C.LLlõ:J u.pproþ:r iatê.
tllJdc.L tl...é c.i:t:GUlustallCês to va..........,}' vu.L LL.c !-.n.....L.,tJ05ê. of
sê\..oLiuu5 10.80.010 tlJ.:t:ou"jl... 10.86.120. lIe luù~ J.clu.}' LI...é tilué
.eeL ....cJ.uOvð.l of tl.l.ê. vel....ic;le v.&.. .l:-'t.u..L,;:) LL..é:a..cvf ':'r, il.l. l.LiQ
opiu';'uu, tJ,e c.ircl1lustaJaces jl1sti[}' iL. AL Ll,e COJaCltlcl';'OI, of
tIle public l.l.ea.L ':'U\;:f, Ll.l.c LI.oL':'lJ.iu~ o[[iG.iðl vX ¡lis 01: I...cJ...
de.sigbee luð.}' r ':'.....J. LIJ.Cl L Yo V 11;11":"\.;11; U.L Pa.l. Li:I LI.1e:t: eof 1.1(..1,;:) beela
aJ.,ÒhJvueJ, w.lec.k~J, Jis¡uahtleJ, or is iI,ope.lative OI, p.livòLe
VJ.. 1:Ju.Ll~\...o 1:J.Lv1:JeJ..Ly ul1J. OJ:::J.êr tILe 5ð.lue reluvve:d fl.v.1U LI.1e
property as a publi\...o uu.~~uu\...oe: uuJ. J.ii:lpvi:lèJ. vf 0.5 hère:~uQ[tê.r
pro'¥' iJ.ed abd deterluilae. LI.1e. aJm":"u':o li. ðti. v e: (,,06 Li:I ubd tbe: \...oost
of rewu~òl to J.,e c.l,a.J::geJ agaiI,st the OWI,e.L u[ Lhe laI,J. 'fJ,e
U.LJe.l requiriI.g removal ~J'all ihc.ldJe a Je6c..lib--L';'01. o[ tj,e
ye:bic..le or pð.rt5 tI.1ê:t:eo[ alJd tI.1e. \...ovJ..ì.e:\...oL iJ.c:uL":"[":"catiob bt:rhd.,êJ..
ð.bd licê1JSê 1JtllfibeJ.. V[ LI.1e. yêI.1i(..lè, if ð.vð.ilaLle ð.t LI.1e: o~Le.
I[ it is J~ten"iI.~d at tl,e heariI.g thaL LI,e vd,';'cle was placeJ
UH Ll,e lauJ w';'U,ûût the c.oI,6eI,t o[ tJ,e owI,~r o[ tJ,e lal.d aI,J
tl.1at l.1e 1.10.5 ¡Jot 5tlbseqtle:JJLl;J u\...oy'u.":"e:i:I\...oC:J. ":"JJ iL,¡::" 1:JJ..C:i:le:.1J\...oe:, LI.1e:
buildiI.g official or I,i" U.L 1,~1 J~5igl.ee sl,all I,ot a5cl~~cl tl,e
costs of ad.:1uihistJ..QLioIJ vi. l.e:JLlOval O[ tILe velLic..le ð.ga.ihi:lt LI.1e
~J..\J1:Je:J.. L.l' u.1:Jvu wl.1":"~I.1 tl.1è vt::I.1i.c..le is located or otl.1eJ.. Wii:lé
a.tte.rdpt to colle.Gt .sueI.1 COi:JLi:I [J..VJU .:::>u.\...oIL vwlJC=J::: v[ LILt:: luuJ. If
the. Owut::J.. vf LI.1e: lc.uJ .:::>u.LiLLit~ ð. 6WO.l:"lJ writtêlJ ~tð.~e:1LLél1L
J.c:u'yll1~ ì.e:i:>1:Jvuo:.":"Lll":"ty [OJ::: tIJe pr:e5êlJGê of tI.1e vêLicle OlJ IJi5
luuJ J.,,,,L Jue~ uvt ab--l-'eò1, 01 i[ aI, iJ,terested pa.rt}' luakes a
wJ..';" ttêu !:-,rê5êbtaL":"vu Lv LI.le: Lu":"lJ.il1~ o[[ic..ia.l or ILi~ vi.. l.le:J..
Je6igl.ee J.,ûL Juè~ I,vt appear, J,e sJ,all be I,oti[ied iI, Wl itiJ.g
o[ tl,e Jec.icliol..
(01J 2668 §1 (pa.lt), 1996, OrJ 1338 §1 (part), 1971, prior coJe
§19.:n0'7(A») .
10.80.080 Appeal of decision Public hear~llq Notice Board of appeals
and advisors author~Ly.
Auy iJ,Le'-e~LeJ b--a.L Ly waY ab--b--eòl tJ,~ JecisioI, o[ tJ,e J.,l1iIJiJ.',j
official or J,is O.l J,er desigI,~e b}' [';'l';'u':j u W.LiLLeu hoL';'"e of
a.ppea1 witJ, tJ,e J.,oalJ o[ appeals aI,J uJv';'~U.L~ w';'U,';'h [';'ve Jay"
ò[te:.. J,i~ Je<..i"iuu. 3",,,1, ab--l-'èal ~J,òll J.,e J,ea.lJ J.,}' tJ,e J.,Oò1J O[
appea.ls a.IJd a.dvi50:t:5 wl.1iclJ luay a.ffi:t:lu, alíì.elJd VJ.. J..e:vêrse tI.1e order
O.L Lake vtJ,er actioI, deèlu~d appropriate. 'fl,e secretar}' to tJ,e
board o[ appeals al.d aJvi~o.ls shòll give writteI, I,otic.e o[ tl,e tiJu~
Òl.J b--Iu"e u[ Ll,e J,eariI.g o[ tJ,e appellaI,L ahJ Lhose persoI,s
~l-'e"';'[';'ed above. II, cOl.dl1ctiJ,g tJ,e J,~a1 iI.g, tJ,e boa.ld o[ òb--l-'eòl~
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611\1 ð.J v iwuJ.. u 51~ð.ll bOt bê 1 ilLL~ LêJ L:r tL.c ~ê,-l.d~icð.l L ulo;;;s u[
"'v.;..1"'¡,....e. (0,,-.1 2668 §l (jJ¿ü.L), 1996, 01.1 1338 §1 (pð.1L), 1971,
p~io~ ....oJ~ §19.2307(B) (1)).
10.80.0~.O Disposal of vehicle-Time requirements.
Five days after adoption of the order declaring the vehicle or
parts thereof to be a public nuisance, five days from the date of
mailing of notice of the decision if such notice is required by
sections 10.80.010 through 10.80.120, or fifteen days after such
action of the gOv~n,iI,g Ludy manager or desianee authorizing
removal following appeal, the vehicle or parts thereof may be
disposed of by removal to a scrapyard or automobile dismantler's
yard. After a vehicle has been removed it shall not thereafter be
reconstructed or made operable. (Ord 2668 §1 (part), 1996;
Ord 1338 §1 (part), 1971; prior code §19.2307(B) (2»).
10.80.0ZQ~ Notification and transfer of evidence required
when.
within five days after the date of removal of the vehicle or parts
thereof, notice shall be given to the Department of Motor Vehicles
identifying the vehicle or parts thereof removed. At the same time
there shall be transmitted to the Department of Motor Vehicles any
evidence of registration available, including registration
certificates, certificates of title and license plates. Any
licensed dismantler or commercial enterprise acquiring vehicl~;
removed pursuant to this section shall be excused from the
reporting requirements of section 11520 of the California V~~i~~e
Code; and any fees and penalties which would otherwise be d e
DeDartment of Motor Vehicles. are hereby waived. provided that :_
copv of the resolution or order authorizina disDosition of th
vehicle is retained in the dismantler's or commercial enterpris~'s
business records. (Ord 1338 §1 (part), 1971; prior code
§19.2307(B)(3)).
10.80.080~ Costs-Assessment and collection procedures.
If the administrative costs and the cost of removal which are
charged against the owner of a parcel of land pursuant to
section 38771 et seq. of the government code and chapter 1.30 of
this code are not paid within thirty days of the date of the order,
or the final disposition of an appeal therefrom, such costs shall
be assessed against the parcel of land pursuant to section 38773.5
of the government code and shall be transmitted to the tax
collector for collection. Said assessment shall have the same
priority as other city taxes. (Ord 1676 §1, 1976; Ord 1338 §1
(part), 1971; prior code §19.2307(B) (4)).
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10.80..!1..!!.Q-1-2it Removal of vehicles from streets authorized when.
Any regularly employed and salaried officer of the police
department may remove or cause to be removed:
A. Any vehicle which is parked or left standing upon a street or
highway for seventy-two or more consecutive hours;
B. Any vehicle which is parked on a highway in violation of any
provision of this title, the Vehicle Code or other law or
ordinance forbidding standing or parking, when the use of such
highway or a portion thereof is necessary for the cleaning,
repair or construction of the highway or for the installation
of underground utilities, and signs giving notice that such
vehicle may be removed are erected and placed at least
twenty-four hours prior to the removal;
C. Any vehicle parked upon a highway which has been authorized by
the councilor other competent authority for a purpose other
than the normal flow of traffic, or for the movement of
equipment, articles or structures of unusual size, and the
parking of said vehicle would prohibit or interfere with such
use or movement, providing that signs giving notice that such
vehicle may be removed are erected or placed at least
twenty-four hours prior to the removal of such vehicle;
D. Any vehicle parked or left standing, when the city council by
resolution or ordinance has prohibited such parking and has
authorized the removal by ordinance. No vehicle may be
removed unless signs are posted giving notice of the removal.
(Ord 973 §1 (part) , 1966; prior code §19.3.5).
Amend Chapter 10.84 -Parking Restricted on Private Property - as
follows:
10.84.010 Purpose and intent of provisions-Parked vehicles declared
nuisance-When.
The purpose and intent of the council in adopting
sections 10.84.010 through 10.84.030 is to establish procedures for
the notification, citation and removal of vehicles from private
property in the front yard, unfenced exterior and parkway areas of
the city. 'fIn::. Gity I..,.uu.bcil J"..n;::5 dec.llii.c Ll.e f:.¡ð.J.J...iIJg vf Stle.!.
veJ.iGles to Le a ptlLI':'~ htli"'lil.ce 11.1,,1 «1,.1 vel.iGle ",0 parkeJ ':'h tl.c
a:rea", ÌJ.Lul.ibiteJ L'y Ll.Li6 ,-luA.l:-"tê.1:: 61Lu.ll be. J.é.t:au..::;J. La L~ c.bð.hJ.uJ1cJ.
vel.Liclêo=o ",uLjec.t Lu Lhe 1. çluv Y 0.1 p:to(.,c:J.u.Lc5 set [U.LLh ill Cl.aptei.
10.80. (Ord 1676 §2 (part) , 1976) .
16.84.63~ C':'Lation auLhority.
Tl.e btliIJ.:...g ahJ l.utlsihg J':'reGtoi., ,-ode. cb.forcêluêbL o[[iGcJ.o::. ð.1Jl.l
v Ll.Lê:r èìlll:-"lu}'êê~ Jesighatcd by U.e btlilJi..g ahJ l.Lul1sill<j Ji:rec.tu.L
ss
61H.ll l~ð.ve tl~è ð.tlll~ority Lo t:;h[ur\...e CI~ð.~tt:;ri:l 10.S2, 10.84 àl.J 19.62
of LILt;; Cln...1u. <Pv"~5-:"'ð IIu.l.icii-'al CoJt:; L,r i60:0u.i119 lIII~~Ltel. l.utice uf LIn;;
viOlaLiul.. (OLd 2176 §4 (palL), 1386).
18.84.836 HoL~ce of y~olåtlon.
The ~uetI~ud of g~vih9 l1vLict:; fuJ... þu.I:þui:lêb of 5ê\..oLiul. 10.84.GJ~ ii:l ð.i:I
follullllò:t.
1. Ðu.:Liug ll~ê Lilut:; of Ll~t:; l;J~v1ð.Liol1, 0. 1.oLi(..t:; vf V~Olc:Lt~Ol. 51.c:Ll1
~~ 5~\..ou.J..ê1,r o.tLo.cl~t:;d Lo LI~t:; vt:;l~i\..olê bt:;Ltil.g ro:rll~ LI~t:;
~i~~ð.l~,:,~l ~h,::lu.~~ug J..eft:;J..êl1\..oê Lv -:"'l~ê ò:te(..L~o.u uf LI.e }.Iu..ui(..~f:Jc:Ll
euJ.e v ~olð. teJ, lI~e o.f:JPJ.. uxi~uc:L tt:; ti~ue uf y ~01c:L t~Ol1, -:"'I~e 10(..0. tivl.
wl~ê~ t:; tl~t:; v iolc:Ltiu.u uCCdJ.. :LeJ., c:Ll.J. tI.e li\..oê115ê 1.u.lltLêr ð.l1d
~~i~~~i.uu Ùð.t.t:;, ll~e \..ooluJ.. vf Ll~e vel..~clt:;, c.l.J. ~f ~oò:ti:liLle,
thê ,reð.L ð.l¡J. fuc:Lke c.1.J. .uoJ.t:;l vf ll..e vel..~clt:;. TL.e l1uLi\o.oê õ:»l.àll
~~~(..i[~ ð. Lin~ê c.hJ. plð.cê r01. ð.~Pèc.:rð.l.Cê L,r LI..~ Lêg~sLêXçd
Owl.çJ.. ÚJ... tl.~ lçsbçê VJ.. :Lçl.Ler: ~11 ð..uðwêX Lo tl~ê .uoLi\o.oe.
2. ~::: ~':;;~~(."; 61,~~1 Lc ð.lLa...l,eJ. Lo Ll,e vcl..;'dc 6u U~ Lo Le eu~i1y
oL6crv,;,d Ly: LJ,e peLs,,\, iu ...J.al',je o[ tl,e veJ.';'c.lc "'1-'01, LJ,e
~=J..6vu b ..I,...èLu.~l..
Amend Chapter 15. 04 - Excava tion Grading and Fills - as follows:
15.04.305 Fees-To ba doublad i~ cartA';'~ ('A~es-Effect of imposition.
In the event that land development work is commenced without a land
development permit, the city engineer shall cause such work to be
stopped until a permit is obtained. The permit fee, in such
instance, shall then be the normally reauired permit fee. plus 5500.
douLlc U,aL wl,';'c.J. wu...lJ. ,uL",all:y Le Lc"!...iîcJ. The payment of such
douLle the increased permit feeâ shall not relieve any person from
fully complying with the requirements of this chapter in the
performance of the work. Such fee sl,all l.ut Le ...o 'st:c...eJ. tu Lc a
þê.ualLy, Lul shall Lc Cól!5t..Lu.eJ. ð.i:I ð.b aJJeJ fè~ ~çqU~.LèJ. tu defray
the expense of enforcement of the provisions of this chapter in
such cases. The :i."'1-'O~';'t.';'uu u[ payment of such J.uo.<Llc fee shall not
prevent the imposition of any penalty prescribed or imposed by this
chapter or Chapter 1.41. (Ord. 1797 §1 (part), 1978).
15.04.310 Violations-Declared unlawful and pUblic
nuisance-Abatement authority.
Any land development commenced, or done. maintained or allowed
contrary to the provisions of this chapter, shall be, and the same
is hereby declared to be, unlawful and a public nuisance. Upon
order of the city council, or UDon the determination of the city
manager or the city attorney... 51,all c.u"ù"c¡,c.c necessary proceedings
for the abatement, removal and/or enjoinment of any such public
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nuisance ~h~ll ~e commenced in the manner provided by law.
Alternativ 1 th Drocedures to abate under Chapter 1. 30 may be
used. Any failure, refusal, or neglect by a resDonsible party to
obtain a permit as required by this chapter shall be prima facie
evidence of the fact that a public nuisance has been committed in
connection with any land development commenced or done contrary to
the provisions of this chapter. (Ord. 1797 §l (part), 1978) .
15.04.325 Costs of abatement-special assessment procedure-statutory
authority.
The costs of abating a dangerous condition within the meaning of
this chapter shall be imposed as a special assessment against the
land on which such abatement was done. .1:-'1:: 0 v iJ.eJ. [I",u. tl~e~ I tl~= ciLj
él1~ilJ.~=l:: õJl~ð.ll .Lt::f>oJ.. t all ~u.cL. G.oi:)L.s Lo tl...è ,-"it.}' '-"otll.L.....il ClUJ. aL tl...ê
l...êð.J.. ill,,=, Ou L!J.e citl' èugiuèê..L·.5 .Lêpvl:t, Costs and assessment
procedures will be in accordance with Chapters 1.40 and 1.41. ~he
property owner may raise and the city ,-"vI:11.1.\",":"1 manager shall
consider, as a complete or partial defense to the imposition of the
assessment, questions as to the necessity of the abatement and the
means in which it was accomplished. Pursuant to Government Code
§38773.5 abatement costs shall be transmitted to the tax collector
for collection. This assessment shall have the same priority as
other city taxes. (Ord. 1877 §3 (part) , 1979).
Amend Chapter 15.44 - Moving, Relocating and Demolishing Buildings
- as follows:
15.44.070 Appeals.
The applicant may appeal the findings and recommendations of the
building and housing department to the city manager LOu.td v[
ò.p1:-"=ð..l,;> ð.uJ o.J.v';'i:)o:r.s. The appeal shall be in writing. POL all
app=al,;>I lhe fee .sl,o.ll Le Ll..ê Rey' u.i..L t::J. I\:;ê (w) . The city manager
shall use the procedures in ChaDter 1. 40 to aavern the apDeal.
(Ord. 2506 §1 (part) , 1992; Ord. 1851 §1 (part), 1979) .
Amend Chapter 17.28 - Unnecessary Lights - as follows:
17.28.050 comp1aints-Investigation-Notice-Hearing.
Upon the written complaint setting forth the particulars concerning
any offending lighting situation by the adjoining or neighboring
residential property dwellers tv the ,-it}' alto.L!."':\" it shall be the
duty responsibility of the city o.Lto.LHel' to investigate U.L ,-to.l:loc to
La ':'l<vcsL':'gð.LcJ the basis of the complaint, and if there is found
to be sufficient cause for said complaint which constitutes a
nuisance to the adjoining or neighboring property owners, a written
notice shall be sent... to the owner or person controlling such
lighting, directing that the lighting be modified, discontinued or
abated within fifteen days of receipt of the notice. If the
lighting situation has not been discontinued or abated as required
in this section, the city o.ttu.éhel' manaaer shall issue a notice to
the property owner pursuant to ChaDter 1.40 to appear Lefu.ée LI.Lê
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citl' GOUl,G';'1 to iill.d. show cause as to why the lighting should not
be declared a public nuisance and abated bl' al>P1vl-'.Liate lc;, al
actiol. pursuant to Chapter 1.30. (Ord 1324 §1 (part), 1971; prior
code §20.35.4(D)).
Amend Chapter 19.08 - Zoning Enforcement - as fo~~ows:
19.08.020 Violations-Declared public nuisance-Actions for abatement
authorized.
k..1' LtlildiI.g 01 ~t1tlcttl:re It is unlawful to cause or allow to occur
the set up, erectiQned, constructiQned, alterationed, enlarge~d,
conver~ted, move~d or mainta±nenanceed of any building or
structure contrary to the provisions of this title, and any use of
any land, building or premises established, conducted, operated or
maintained contrary to the provisions of this title shall be, and
the same is declared to be unlawful and a public nuisance; and the
city attorney and city manager. respectively. shall Í1id"cdiatêll'
commence action or proceedings for the abatement and removal and
enjoinment therein in the manner provided by law or Title 1 of this
~, and shall take such other steps and shall apply to such
courts as may have jurisdiction to grant such relief as will abate
and remove such building or structure, and restrain and enjoin any
person, firm or corporation from setting up, erecting, building,
maintaining or using any such building or structure or using
property contrary to the provisions of this title. The remedies
provided for herein shall be cumulative and not exclusive.
Any person who violates any provision of the certified Local
Coastal Program adopted pursuant to Division 20 of the California
Public Resources Code shall be subject to the penalties contained
therein. (Res. 11903, 1985; Ord 1212 §1 (part), 1969; prior code-
§33.1502) .
19.08.030 Violations-Penalties.
Any person, firm or corporation, whether as principal, agent,
employee or otherwise, violating or causing the violation of any of
the provisions of this title shall be punishable pursuant to the
provisions of 3éGti~. 1.20.010. Chapters 1.2 through 1.41. (Ord
2483 §2, 1991; Ord 1212 §l (part), 1969; prior code §33.1503).
Amend Chapter 19.62.200 - Off-Street Parking and Loading - as
fo~~ows :
19.62.200 Enforcement of this chapter.
For l-'U.Ll-'vse~ vf ",..f01G",i"êl,t of tl.is c.l.apte1, emplol'ees desigl.ated
tlhdê:r 3e~L';'01. 10.84.0):> ",ax ';'~~ûé Gitðtiol.s to vel.i.::les 01 p10pe:rtl'
OWl1ê:r 5 as ð.pp1:0p1: iatê, wL.cu v ~ula. Liuui:» of tl:...è. GIJ.ð.ptêl. o(.(.u.r: Q,
l-'loviJ.ed I...OWêvê:t, ð. Wð.:tllil...g sl...all r";'.Li:)L Lê '::"i:)i:)uèJ, Qllu~";'b~
i:)t:::.vcuL"y Lwu hûu:L;::> to Gul.l.è.Gt tl.Lê. luattê:t:. 1'l...iõ:> i:)êvêllt}' twv l...vu..L
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1'E:rioJ ",¡,all uppll' to t¡,c first violo.t':'OI. 01. alii siIl': le p':'cCE: of
pr: Opê:t:ty u,bd hut to 5ub5c\.fCtêbL ~b.[:t:a,-L~o1J.;;:> ell LI...ê. 6ö....uê p:t:u!=-,t::.J.. Lx.
The buildina and housina director. code enforcement officers and
other employees designated by the building and housina director
shall have the authority to enforce this chapter in accordance with
the procedures as set forth in chaDters 1. 40 and 1. 41. Any
violation of this chaDter shall constitute an infraction. and the
administrative citation provisions contained in chapter 1.41 of
this code shall be applicable.
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Exhibit 111)"
CHAPTER 1.40
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE AND PROCESS.
sections:
1. 40. 010 Purnose and Intent.
1.40.020 Administrative Process.
1.40.030 service of Notices.
1.40.035 P~oof of service of Notices.
1.40.040 Reserved.
1.40.050 ¥:~t~a~v1 ~e~~a Procedure.
1.40.060 i~:~~~;t~a~~;:~~s r,;~;;~t;fo::if: I~\~Ce~tf~~r:~n~~e~i~~
-safety.
1.40.070 c~~solidation of Proceedings
1.40.010 Puroose and Intent.
It is the purpose and intent of the citv Council to promulaate
rules and procedures for the conduct of administrative
hearinas required by statute. this Municinal Code. or
administrative reaulation. in order to insure administrative
due process is accorded to affected narties. The requirements
and procedures of this Chapter shall be anplicable to
administrative nrocedures and hearinas regarding the denial.
suspension or revocation of a permit. license or entitlement.
and maY be used to supplement or substitute for anv
administrative hearing or administrative procedure prescribed
elsewhere in this Municinal Code. The procedures under
Chapter 1.40 mav also be used in those situations where the
Municipal Code authorizes a hearina as a precondition to the
abatement of a nuisance. the imposition of an administrative
fine or penal tv. or. as an administrative anneals procedure.
1
Sec. 1.40.020 Administrative Process.
A... Subject to the provisions of section 1.40.060. the city
Manager or designee shall serve notice pursuant to section
1.40.030 upon a Darty whose permit. license or entitlement has
been denied. or is to be suspended or revoked. or against whom
administrative enforcement action is pro~osed. that they shall
be allowed ten calendar days (thirty days for out-of-state
residents per Code of civil Procedures section 415.40) to
request an administrative hearing to appeal or contest that
proDosed action before it will become final. The request for
hearina must be made no later than ten calendar days from the
date of notification of the proposed action. The Droposed
action by the citv Manaaer shall become final and conclusive
if not appealed or contested. Except as provided in Section
1.40.060. the proposed action shall be stayed if properlY
appealed. and be made final following the issuance of a
decision bv a hearing officer Dursuant to section 1.40.020G.
.!L.- Upon the filina of a request for a hearing or an a~Deal and
payment of the reauired fee. the City Manager shall appoint a
hearina examiner who shall be neutral and unbiased as to the
specific factual matter in contention and e~perienced in the
general subject matter. The hearing examiner may be appointed
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either from within the citv staff or outside sources. The
City Manaaer may provide compensation to outside sourced
hearina examiners.
~ The fee to reauest a hearing or an appeal of an administrative
citation or civil penalty shall be eqµal to the amount of the
fine identified on the administrative citation or the amount
of the civil penalty. but not more than Sl. 000. If the
hearing officer determines that the issuance of the
administrative citation or assessment of the civil penalty was
not appropriate based on the evidence provided then the aDDeal
fee will be refunded to the party that requested the appeal.
If the aDpeal is denied. the fee shall be applied as payment
of. or toward. the administrative citation or civil penalty.
The fee to request a hearing or an appeal of all other tVDes
of administrative orders. unless specified otherwise in the
municipal code. shall be in the form of a deposit. the amount
to be determined by the city manager based on the anticipated
staff cost to conduct the hearing. If the cost of the hearing
or aDDeal exceeds the deposited amount. the reqµesting party
shall be resDonsible for payment of the additional costs
incurred. If the hearing officer determines that the
administrative order is not sUDDorted bv the evidence. the
entire deposited amount will be returned to the party that
requested the apDeal.
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.Lh The hearino examiner shall notify the appellant of the time
and place for the hearing in accordance with Section 1.40.030.
allowing a minimum of ten calendar days from the date the
notice is mailed before the hearino is to be held.
.E.... The hearino examiner shall conduct the administrative hearing
in accordance with section 1.40.050 and issue a written
decision Dromptly to all parties upon the conclusion of the
hearing. unless the aDDeal or request for hearing is withdrawn
by the requestino Darty. The hearino examiner may impose
conditions and deadl ines for corrective action and reduce.
waive or conditionally susDend anv fines or Denalties
prQPosed. when the hearing examiner concludes. based upon the
evidence. that such action is equitable and more likely to
bring about compliance with the proDosed order.
.E.... The hearing examiner's decision shall be based ~pon findings
s~Dported by evidence. The standard of proof required to
render the decision shall be that of a Dreponderance of the
evidence. A Dreponderance of the evidence is established when
the weight of the evidence s~pporting the existence of a fact
in contention has the more convincing force. when balanced
aoainst that evidence refutino the existence or applicability
of the same fact in contention.
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G... The hearing may not be used as a substitute for discovery
Dursuant to the Code of civil Procedure. and any inquiry or
discovery in violation of this Section 1.40.020F is not
comDetent or admissible aaainst the Darty against whom it is
to be used upon appropriate motion or objection of that partv.
H.... A final order shall be issued bv the hearing examiner. The
date of mailing of the final order bv the hearing examiner to
the party by first class mail. with certificate of service
attached. shall constitute the date of the exhaustion of
administrative remedy. A Darty shall be advised by the
hearing examiner that it has ninety days pursuant to the
California Code of civil Procedure section 1094.6 from that
date in which to file for a writ of mandamus or other
applicable judicial review. except that if the determination
is made as to a decision imposing an administrative penal tv.
fine or charge under section 1.41.100. the time to apDeal to
the Municipal Court is limited to twenty days pursuant to
California Government Code section 53069.4. Failure to file
for jUdicial review within the applicable time limit makes the
order final non-appealable and confirmed. Until a timely
request for judicial review is filed. enforcement of the final
order may proceed in due course.
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L. The city will use its best effort to tape record the hearing.
but is not leaallv obligated to do so. Anv recording will be
retained for not to exceed 2 years. The private party may
also record the proceedings. A uarty may request a transcript
of the uroceedings. if ~repared. or be urovided a copy of any
recording. if made. ~pon payment of the costs of preparation
or d~plication.
Sec. 1.40.030 Service of Notices.
A.-- Except as urovided in section 1.40.030D. whenever a notice is
required to be given under the Municipal Code for the
enforcement of a 1;)roposed order or for hearing or aupeals
purposes. the notice shall be served by any of the following
methods. unless different provisions are otherwise
specifically stated to auuly:
ill Personal service upon the responsible party: or
121 certified mail. postage ureuaid. return receipt requested.
Simultaneously. a du~licate notice may be sent by regular
mail. postage prepaid. If a notice that is sent by
certified mail is returned unsigned. service shall be
deemed effective pursuant to service of the d~plicate
notice by regular mail. urovided that the d~plicate notice
sent by regular mail is not returned as undeliverable.
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Notice shall be mailed to the last address shown on the
County Tax Assessor's records if the notice concerns real
property. and to the last known address of any other party
to the proceeding shown in official records of the City of
Chula vista:
i1l postino the notice consDicuously on or in front of the
property.
.Ii... Posting a notice or duplicate service by regular mail in the
manner described above shall be deemed effective on the third
day after mailing or posting. service by certified mail shall
be effective as of the date of signed receipt.
£.... The service of an initial Notice of violation mav also be sent
by regular mail. service of a Notice of Violation by reoular
mail is effective on the third day after mailing.
.I:h service of Notice through which a lien will be Dlaced upon
real property will be in accordance with Code of civil
Procedure sections 415.10. 415.20. 415.30. or section 415.40
if the resDonsible party resides out of state.
.E..... The failure of anv party or person with an interest in the
proDertv or the proceedino to receive anv notice which has
been duly sent or posted in accordance with this section
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1.40.030 shall not affect the validity of any proceedings
taken under this Code.
Sec. 1.40.035 Proof of Service of Notices.
Proof of service of any notice reauired by this Code may be made by
certificate or affidavit of an officer or employee of this City or
by affidavit of any person over the age of eighteen years. The
proof of service shall show that service was done . f'
ln con orml ty
with this Code and any other provisions of law anplicable to the
subject matter concerned.
Sec. 1.40.040 Reserved.
Sec. 1.40.050 Administrative Hearina Procedure.
The hearina before a hearing examiner shall be conducted in
accordance with the following procedures:
A..... A hearing examiner is authorized to issue subnoenas.
administer oaths. and conduct the hearing. SUþpoenas shall be
sianed by the city Clerk. Oral evidence shall be taken only
on oath or affirmation.
~ Each party shall have the followina rights: to be renresented
by legal counsel: to call and examine witnesses: to introduce
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evidence: to cross-examine onposing witnesses on anv matter
relevant to the issues even though the matter was not covered
in the direct examination: to impeach any witness regardless
of which Darty first called the witness: to testify in his or
her own behalf. A partv may be called as a witness bv the
other party and be examined as if under cross-examination.
.c..... Appeals of quantities of work performed in connection with a
violation of land gradina permits as estimated by the director
shall include a renort by a licensed civil enaineer aualified
to perform land surveys or a licensed land surveyor. The
report shall be prenared at the sole cost of the anpellant.
Such reports shall include sufficient survev work to determine
the actual amount of land gradina work done without a permit.
.Il.. The hearing need not and should not be conducted according to
the technical rules of procedure and the California Evidence
Code relating to evidence and witnesses. Any relevant
evidence shall be admitted if it is the sort of evidence upon
which responsible persons are accustomed to relv in the
conduct of serious affairs. regardless of the existence of any
common law or statutory rule which might make improper the
admission or such evidence over ob;ection in civil actions.
Hearsay evidence may be used for the purnose of supplementing
or exolainina any direct evidence but shall not be sufficient
by itself to support a findinq unless it would also be
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admissible over objection in civil actions. Irrelevant and
unduly repetitious evidence shall be excluded.
E.-- The proponent of any testimony to be offered by a witness who
does not Droficiently speak the Enalish language shall provide
an interpreter. The interpreter shall be aDD roved by the
hearing examiner conducting the proceedina as proficient in
the English language and the language in which the witness
will testifY. The cost of the interpreter is to be paid by
the partv Droviding the interpreter.
L The proponent for the Director may introduce into evidence and
relv UDon an administrative record which clearlv demonstrates:
a) The condition(s). act(s) or omission(s) upon which the
proposed action is based: b) the reaulatory authoritv for the
proposed action: c) technical or factual data supporting the
proposed action: and. d) any other information or data
relevant to the proposed action. An administrative record
certified by the Director which meets the above criteria shall
consti tute Drima facie evidence in SUDDort of the proposed
action. The burden of goina forward may then shift to the
opposina Dartv. who may then cross-examine on the basis of the
administrative record and call witnesses appropriate to aid in
its examination of the administrative record. The opposina
Darty may call additional witnesses and introduce additional
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evidence appropriate for opposition. defense. excusal or
mitiaation of the proposed action.
.G.... The hearing may. at the discretion of the hearing examiner. be
continued from time to time upon request of a party to the
hearing and UDon a showina of good cause therefor.
1.40.060 Immediate Action Excusina Prior Notice for Purposes of
Abating Dangerous Conditions or Imminent Threat to Life
or Safety.
The provisions for prior notice and hearina may be dispensed with
when. in the opinion of the director with the concurrence of the
City Manager. immediate action is necessarY to summarily abate a
dangerous condition on public or private propertv or an imminent
threat to life or safety on Dublic or private propertv. The
Director shall take only such action as is reasonably necessary to
summarily abate the danger. and shall thereafter eJ<peditiously
comply with sections 1.40.020 through 1.40.050 regarding notice and
hearing. if reauested. to the resDonsible partvlies) regardina the
action taken by the Director to summarily abate the condition. The
purpose of the hearing will be to afford the responsible party(ies)
the opportunity to contest their responsibility for the costs or
scope of abatement. If further corrective action is necessary. the
Director will comDly with this ChaDter 1. 40. and such other
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sections of the Code as may be applicable regarding further
corrective action.
1.40.070 Consolidation of proceedings.
A Director or the Hearina Examiner may consolidate one or more
administrative processes and orders proposed under this ch&Dter and
ChaDters 1. 30 or 1.41. or both. into a single hearing. if
consolidation would be more efficient and cost-effective.
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October 14, 1997
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Exhibit liE"
Chapter 1.41 ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT
PROCEDURES.
Sec. 1. 41. 010 Purnose and Intent.
Sec. 1.41.020 overview of Process.
Sec. 1.41.030 Notice of Violation.
Sec. 1. 41. 040 Recordation of Notice of violation.
Sec. 1.41.050 Non-Issuance of Permits.
Sec. 1. 41. 060 Reinsnection Fees.
Sec. 1. 41. 070 Cease and Desist Orders.
Sec. 1.41.080 Reserved.
Sec. 1. 41. 090 Reserved.
Sec. 1. 41.100 Administrative citations.
Sec. 1. 41.110 civil Penalties.
Sec. 1. 41.120 Abatement Action.
Sec. 1. 41.130 Reserved.
Sec. 1.41.140 Cost Recovery.
Sec. 1. 41.150 Confirmation of Costs.
Sec. 1. 41.160 Enforcement.
Sec. 1.41.170 Satisfaction of Lien or Obliaation.
Sec. 1.41.180 Revolving Abatement Fund.
Sec. 1.41.010 Purpose and Intent.
A... It is the purpose and intent of the city Council to establish
administrative nrocedures for obtaining prompt compliance in
the correction of both major and minor violations of the Chula
vista Municipal Code and state law. conditions in violation
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of the Municipal Code or state law which affect conditions
upon or uses of real property within the city of Chula vista
are hereby designated nuisances. The procedures authorized or
identified bv this ChaDter 1.41 are the following: notices of
violation: administrative citations: administrative fines and
penalties: cease and desist orders: abatement of nuisances:
recordation of notices of violation: authorization to charae
reinsDection fees: cost recovery for costs of enforcement:
confirmation of costs: and recordation of liens and
assessments for cost recoverv.
lh The Drocedures established in and throuah ChaDter 1. 41 may
cross reference. consolidate or incorDorate by reference. as
applicable. enforcement methods established elsewhere in this
code. in order to create a uniform process for prompt code
compliance. administrative due process and effective
enforcement.
Q... The city Manager. any cognizant Director and the City Attornev
are each authorized to utilize and initiate the urocedures
established in this chaDter and Chapters 1.30 and 1.40.
lh The procedures in Title 1 may be used as a sUDplement to
criminal or ;udicial enforcement action. or both. or in lieu
thereof. Selection of one method shall not preclude the use
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of anv other method or combination of methods when
appropriate.
£.. The terms "Abatement". "city Manager". "Code Enforcement
Officer". 11 Directorll . "Nuisance". and "Responsible Partv" are
as defined in section 1.04.010.
Sec. 1.41.020 Overview of Process.
&. violations of the Municipal Code affecting uses of or
conditions l\pon real Droperty mav be corrected through the
issuance of a notice of violation Dursuant to section 1.41.030
to the Res~onsible Party reqµiring certain actions to be taken
to bring the propertv or structure into compliance. The
responsible party will be allowed a reasonable period of time
in which to correct the violation. normallv not less than ten
calendar days. Failure to comply within the time prescribed
can then result in the issuance of an administrative citation
in accordance with section 1.41.100 or any other method or
combination of methods deemed appronriate.
lh An administrative citation is a notice to the resDonsible
party which mandates the corrective action and establishes a
fine as a penalty for the prior non-compliance of the notice
of violation. Subseauent administrative citations may be
issued with increased penalty. corrective action that may be
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re~uired of a responsible Darty includes. but is not limited
to. the removal of encroachments into Dublic propertv, the
mitigation or restoration of land or adjoining propertv for
illegal crading or development. and the removal or
modification of structures to rectify any code violation or
cure any hazardous condition. It includes any other process
necessary for abatement. In addition. through the notice and
hearing Drocedures of Chapters 1.30 and 1.40, the resDonsible
party can be made subject to an order of abatement throuch
which the corrective work will be undertaken by the city and
the cost will be imDosed as a lien against the property if the
responsible party fails to resDond.
.c... Each day a violation exists on real proDertv is a continuinc
and additional violation. and all remedies. penalties and
assessments are cumulative.
lh In addition to a notice of violation. a cease and desist order
can be issued pursuant to section 1. 41. 070 to one or more
resDonsible parties or other persons who perform work in
violation of a permit or without a reauired permit. Violation
of the cease and desist order is a separate misdemeanor. A
responsible Darty or any person on scene actively conducting
the violation under the direction of a responsible Darty is
subject to arrest without a warrant for continuinc work in
violation of the cease and desist order. as well as for the
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actions constituting the violation of this code. A
resDonsible party can be required to obtain necessary permits.
restore or reveoetate the Dropertv, or both. and correct or
mitigate the consequences of the violation. Administrative
citations can also be issued assessing administrative fines
for both the creation of and the continuance of the violation.
£.. If the resDonsible party fails or refuses to correct the
violation. proceedinos may be undertaken to abate any existing
or resulting nuisance Dursuant to Chapter 1. 30. Abatement
orders authorize a Director to enter upon property and correct
the violation or condition or the removal of encroachment upon
public property. Enforcement costs may be imposed against the
resDonsible party and non-complying property.
L. Durino the pendencv of the violation and the enforcement
process. a notice of violation may be recorded against the
property pursuant to section 1. 41. 040 describino the
particulars of the violation. to insure that the proDerty is
proDerly abated Drior to or unon transfer. The recorded
notice of violation will be released ~pon issuance of a notice
of comDliance which shall be recorded by the Director in due
course within 15 days after request for such release by the
propertv owner.
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~ Durina the inspection and enforcement process. cost recovery
can be imposed for the cost of reinspect ion (Section 1.41.060)
and the costs of city services to abate (ChaDter 1. 30. and
1.41.140). These costs mav be recorded as a lien against the
property followina the procedures under chapter 1.41 or the
waiver thereof by the responsible party.
lL. Various steps or procedures under Chapter 1.41 mav require
notice and a hearing pursuant to Chapter 1.40. When
appropriate. notice and hearina requirements for separate
administrative actions may be consolidated.
Sec. 1.41.030 Notice of Violation.
A.-- A Code Enforcement Officer is authorized to serve a notice of
violation upon a responsible party for any violation of the
MuniciDal Code. The notice of violation will describe the
violation. the dates and location of the violation. the
applicable code section(s). the corrective action required and
a date for cornDliance reinspection. The responsibl e Darty
will be advised that a . t' fee (Section 1.41.060)
relnspec 10n
will be imposed for a second and all subsequent reinsDection
if compliance is not voluntarily obtained. and that an
administrative citation mav also be issued along with civil
penalties pursuant to sections 1.41.100 and 1.41.110 until the
property is brouaht into compliance. The resDonsible partv
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will be allowed a minimum of ten calendar days to correct
minor violations and no less than thirty calendar days for
major violations. A Code Enforcement Officer mav extend the
time for a reasonable period beyond those limits if
circumstances dictate. The notice of violation will inform
the re~ponsible party of the Dotential costs and conseqµences
that mav ensue under this Chapter 1.41 if voluntarily
compliance is not obtained within the time prescribed. If the
violation is corrected in accordance with the terms of the
notice of violation. no costs or charaes will be imposed.
lh service of a notice of violation is effective ~pon deliverv or
mailing pursuant to section 1.40.030. Failure or refusal to
sign does not invalidate the notice of violation and
subseauent proceedings.
º-'- The property will be reinspected once for compliance. If the
responsible party refuses to allow inspection. after a
reasonable demand. the Code Enforcement Officer may obtain an
inspection warrant Dursuant to Code of civil Procedure section
1822.50. Failure of the resDonsible party to allow inspection
or remedy the violation shall result in the issuance of an
administrative citation. the charging of rein~pection fees and
may result in a separate criminal violation for the failure to
allow insDection. (CCP section 1822.571
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.l2.-- If the violation also constitutes the performance of work
without a required Dermit or in violation of an issued permit.
the Code Enforcement Officer mav issue a cease and desist
order pursuant to section 1. 41. 070 to temporarily and
immediately enjoin the work and to take any other action
appropriate at that time. If the violation creates a
hazardous condition which affects Dublic safetv or an imminent
threat to life. safety. summary abatement may be initiated
pursuant to section 1.30.030.
Sec. 1.41.040 Recordation of Notice of violation.
A... Whenever a violation on real nronertv remains uncorrected
after a notice of violation has been issued. a copy of the
notice of violation may be recorded bv the director in the
real property records of San Diego County if the following
prerequisites are met:
L- A violation has remained uncorrected on the property for
at least 30 calendar days following service of the notice
of violation:
2...... The owner. if not the resDonsible partv. has been
notified of the DrosDective recordation and been offered
the opportunity to correct the violation:
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.h. The Droperty owner and all of the resDonsible parties
shall be notified that develoDment permits shall be
withheld during the time the propertv remains in
violation pursuant to section 1.41.040. except for those
permits that are necessarv to bring the Droperty into
compliance.
.L.. The responsible party and the property owner have been
noticed and offered a hearing pursuant to Chapter 1.40 to
contest the proposed corrective action and the proposed
recordation.
~ The director is authorized to record the notice of violation
pursuant to this section upon issuance of the final order.
Q... Cancellation of Recordation. The director shall issue to the
proDerty owner and other responsible parties a sianed notice
of compliance which states on its face that it cancels the
notice of violation once all violations have been corrected
and any administrative penalties. costs and fines involved in
the enforcement process have been paid. The notice of
comDliance shall be recorded bv the Director if the notice of
violation was recorded.
Sec. 1. 41. 050 Non-Issuance of Permits.
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After a notice of violation has been recorded aaainst the property
pursuant to section 1.41.050. the citv Manager shall withhold the
issuance of any permits for develQpment upon that property save for
those permits necessary to correct the violation(s). A partv whQse
permits are to be withheld shall be noticed as part of the
recordation nrocess pursuant to section 1. 41. 040 and offered a
hearing Dursuant to ChaDter 1.40 in which to contest this decision.
Sec. 1. 41. 060 Reinspection Fees.
A... Reinspection fees are authorized to recover citv costs when
excessive time and effort becomes necessarv to obtain cQde
compliance. Reinspection fees are an appropriate method to
recover costs that are disproportionately attributable to
recalcitrant responsible parties.
lL. After a notice of violation or an administrative citation is
issued or an order is issued by or under the authoritv of a
director which requires corrective action by a responsible
~artv. that party will be notified that it will be liable for
anv reinspectiQn fees necessary if the cQndition remains
uncorrected. The first inspectiQn followina the issuance of
the notice of violation. citation or order is considered part
of the normal cost of enforcement and will not be charged if
the condition is then promptly corrected. Otherwise. it will
be included as part of the costs of enforcement.
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Q.... Reinspection fees may be collected and enforced as part of the
enforcement Drocess or in combination with other
administrative proceedings under this Chanter 1.41. provided
the responsible Darty was notified in advance of its liability
for reinspection fees under section 1.41.060(B) . Appeals.
service of notice and hearina procedures are established in
Chapter 1.40.
lh ReinSDection fees will be charged on the basis of actual staff
time utilized for the inspection's). based UDon the Master Fee
Schedule on file in the office of the City Clerk.
Sec. 1.41.070 Cease and Desist Orders.
lL.. A director or code enforcement officer is authorized to issue
personally or to serve in accordance with section 1.40.030 a
written cease and desist order upon any person violating a
provision of the Municipal Code through which work is being
performed without a permit. if reqµired. or in violation of an
issued permit. Cease and desist orders are particularly
appronriate for violations of land gradina. watercourse and
water and sewer regulations and related work which alters the
condition of real pronerty or through which environmental
degradation or pollution will continue to occur if not stonDed
immediately.
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~ It is unlawful for any Derson to whom a cease and desist order
has been personally issued or served to continue to perform
work in violation of the terms of that order.
Q... It is unlawful for any responsible party to whom a cease and
desist order has been served to continue to Derform work or to
all ow or permit another to continue to perform work in
violation of the terms of that order.
D..... Prosecution under sections 1.41.070B or 1.41.070C does not bar
prosecution or administrative enforcement. or both. of the
previous underlyina violations for any or all days the
violation had been in existence. or for the continuance of the
underlying violation.
L Any Director or Code Enforcement Officer in whose Dresence a
violation of section 1.41.070B or 1.41.070C occurs may arrest
the violator without a warrant. and a Dolice officer may
accept custody of that arrestee for criminal enforcement
Drocessina.
h The Director mav initiate other administrative enforcement and
compliance methods in accordance with this Chapter 1.41 and
ChaDters 1.30 and 1.40. as appropriate.
Sec. 1. 41. 080 Reserved.
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Sec. 1.41.090 Reserved.
Sec. 1.41.100 Administrative citations.
A.... The Council finds that there is a need for an alternative
method of enforcement for minor violations of the MuniciDal
Code and applicable state codes. The Council further finds
that an appropriate method of enforcement for minor violations
is an administrative citation program. The procedure
established in this section shall be in addition to criminal.
civil or any other legal remedy established by law which may
be pursued to address violations of the Municipal Code or
applicable state code.
.Ii.... An administrative citation can be issued to a responsible
Dartv for violation of a regulatorv Drovision of this code or
state law. and the responsible party be required to pay an
administrative fine. Administrative citations and penalties
are particularly apDroDriate in cases of structural. buildina
and zonina violations that do not create an immediate danger
to health or safety if the responsible partv has failed to
correct the violation after the issuance of a notice of
violation pursuant to section 1.41.030.
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Q... An administrative citation mav be issued in lieu of the
initiation of a criminal action for the same violation.
However. in particularly egregious cases. criminal enforcement
may be appropriate for continuina violations if the
administrative citation is ignored by the responsible 9arty.
.Il.... The amount of administrative fine that may be imposed for each
separate violation of the same code section is as follows:
L. $100 for a first violation: $200 for a second violation
within the twelve calendar months of the first violation:
$500 for each additional violation occurring
after the second violation and within 12
months of anv prior violation.
L. Issuance of an administrative citation and payment of the
administrative fine does not excuse compliance and
corrective action reaarding the violations. Although
continuina violations of the Municipal Code are separate
offenses. the responsible partv shall be allowed a
reasonable time of not more than thirtv days in which to
correct the violation before a second or subseqµent
administrative citation mav be issued.
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.3....... A responsible party may request administrative review of
an administrative citation pursuant to Chapter 1.40.
E..... The administrative citation shall contain the following
information:
L- Date of the violation.
2.... Address and location of violation.
.3....... Description of violation.
h Applicable codes and statutory sections violated.
2.... Corrective action reauired.
h An order to brina the violation into compliance.
L.. Notice of the fines to be imposed.
.a..... A date. not less than twenty days. by which payment of
the fine must be made.
2..... Location for payment.
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~ Notification that Dayment does not excuse correction of
the violation.
ll.... Notice of riaht to request review pursuant to Chapter
1.40 of the Municipal Code.
.E...... A Darty filina a timely request for review pursuant to Chapter
1.40 shall post a deposit with the director. Enforcement of
the administrative fine shall be stayed pending the decision
of a hearing examiner if a hearing is requested. Procedures
for review shall be in accordance with Chapter 1.40. The
deposit will be returned if the appeal is granted. A final
order is not subiect to judicial review after twenty days have
elapsed from the date of its issuance. unless the party
complies with Government Code section 53069.4. See section
1.40.020(G) . A final order may be enforced Dursuant to
section 1.41.160.
Sec. 1.41.110 civil Penalties.
A.-- The Council finds that there is a need for alternative methods
of enforcement of the Chu1a vista Municipal Code and
applicable state codes. The Council further finds that the
assessment of civil penalties throuah an administrative
hearing procedure for code violations is a necessary
alternative method of code enforcement. The administrative
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assessment of civil penalties established in this section is
in addition to any other administrative or iudicial remedy
established by law which may be pursued to address violations
of the MuniciDal Code or applicable codes.
ß.... civil Denalties may be assessed aoainst a responsible party
for continued violations of the Municipal Code or apDlicable
state codes. whether of the same section or any combination.
that reflect a continuing disregard for the requirements of
such laws. The director may issue a notice and order to the
responsible party assessino a civil Denalty pursuant to
section 1.41.110. The civil penalty may be enforced against
the responsible party as a lien pursuant to Section 1.41.140.
h Except for violations of land grading ordinances contained in
ChaDter 15.04: civil penalties mav be assessed at a daily rate
not to exceed $1.000 per violation per day. and not to exceed
a total of $100.000 per tax assessor's parcel number in the
case of unimproved real Droperty. or $100.000 per each
structure aoainst which violations have existed on a sinole
tax assessor's parcel number for any related series of
violations.
.IL... The civil penalty for violations of land grading permits or
land grading work done without the issuance of a permit shall
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be based on an estimate bv the director of arading work
performed. The rate of civil penalties shall be as follows:
~ Less than 250 cubic yards. but not meeting the
recruirements for an exemDtion from grading Dermit under
15.04.150: $1.000 per violation
~ 251 to 500 cubic yards: $5.000 Der violation
~ 501 to 1.000 cubic vards: $10.000 per violation
~ Over 1.001 cubic yards: $25.000 Der violation
~ In the event any individual. firm. company. develo~er
or ~roperty owner causes a second violation of the land
aradina permit ordinance. either on the same property
or different proDerty. and whether or not part of the
same development. the rate of civil penalties shall be
doubled. For third and subsequent violations the rate
of civil Denalties shall be multiplied bv a factor of
four.
~ civil penalties under this section 1.41.110 may be accrued
retroactive to the date the violations were first discovered
as evidenced by the issuance of a notice of violation
pursuant to section 1.41.030. or any later date determined
by the director. In determining the amount to be imposed on
a dailv rate. the director shall consider the following
factors:
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l..-- Duration of the violation:
2....... Frequencv or occurrence of the violation:
.J..... Frequency or occurrence of other violations during the
period of accrual:
.L. Seriousness of the violation in relation to its threat
or impact UDon public health. welfare or safetv:
2..-- History of the violations:
.2..... Activitv taken bv the resDonsible partv to obstruct or
interfere with correction of the problem:
1....- Good faith or bad faith efforts by the responsible
party to comply:
.!L.. The impact of the violation on the surrounding proDerty
and communi tv:
.9..... The financial ability of the responsible partv to have
corrected the violation in a timely fashion.
.E..... The director shall comply with Chapter 1.40 concerning
notice of the proposed civil Denalties and the right to a
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hearing to contest or confirm. Unless contested. the notice
and order shall be final and be enforced pursuant to section
1.41.160. If contested. the hearing examiner shall limit
the hearing to the following issues:
~ Whether the responsible party maintained a use or
condition on real property that violated the Municipal
Code or state law on the dates snecified: and
~ Whether the civil nenaltv assessed is consistent with
the criteria expressed in section 1.41.110E. The
hearing examiner may. however. exercise discretion
nursuant to section 1.40.020E and increase or decrease
the penalties assessed to a level determined to be
supported by the evidence meetina the criteria under
section 1.41.110E.
~ The director shall issue a final order based on the
proceedinas under section 1.41.110E. and establish a date
for payment. following which date an enforcement lien shall
be imposed upon the nronerty. The imposition of an
enforcement lien may be made a nart of the nroceedings and
notice and order under the precedina section 1.41.100 or
this section 1.41.110.
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Sec. 1. 41.120 Abatement Action.
Procedures for the abatement of nuisances. when required for
corrective action. are contained in Chapter 1.30.
Sec. 1.41.130 Reserved.
Sec. 1. 41.140 Cost Recovery.
Pursuant to Government Code section 38773. costs and penalties
may be recovered and enforced against responsible parties under
this Chapter 1.41 include. but are not limited to. the following:
A.... City's direct cost for abatement of nuisances. toaether with
applicable overhead;
.IL. Costs of salary and applicable overhead of those city
employees and contract Dersonnel involved in the
investigation. enforcement and remediation or abatement of a
nuisance:
.c.... City costs for eauiDment use or rental:
.D.... Attorney's fees:
E..... Court costs and witness fees:
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~ Costs of geotechnical. engineering and other technical
services and studies;
~ Administrative fines and civil Denalties imposed pursuant to
this Chapter 1.41;
~ Reinspection fees Dursuant to section 1.41.060;
~ Costs of monitorina Drograms necessary for correcting.
monitoring. abating or mitigating nuisances and violations;
~ Any other fee. cost. or eXgense reasonably and rationally
related to the citv's enforcement efforts to abate a
nuisance or correct a violation of this code or applicable
state law;
~ Treble damages recoverable pursuant to Government Code
section 38773.7. (See section 1.41.160rC)).
Sec. 1.41.150 Confirmation of Costs.
Following the conclusion of the City's remediation. abatement or
corrective actions. the director shall notify the Dropertv owner
and appropriate responsible parties of a proDosed assessment of
costs against each individual Iv and as a lien or assessment
against the real property that was the subject of abatement or
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corrective action. Notice and an oDDortunity to be heard and
contest the basis for the assessment of costs or lien shall be
provided to those Darties in accordance with ChaDter 1.40.
Following any hearina or waiver thereof. the citv Manager may
then issue a final order of confirmation of costs against the
respective responsible Darties.
Sec. 1. 41.160 Enforcement.
&. In accordance with Government Code section 38773. the City
Manager or a director. or both as aDpropriate. may enforce
the confirmation of costs as follows:
.L. As a personal obliaation against a responsible party:
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2.... Either: As a recorded lien with the Driority of a
judgement lien in the real property records of the
County against anv real property which was the subject
of abatement or corrective action: or.
As an assessment against the property which was subject
to abatement or corrective action. to be collected in
the same manner as municipal taxes.
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~ The Citv Manager. City Attorney or director is authorized to
obtain judicial enforcement for the foreclosure of the lien.
where approDriate. In addition. pursuant to Government Code
section 38773.7. the City Manager may seek treble damages
for the abatement costs where the corrective action arose
out of or constituted a second or subseauent civil or
criminal judgment within a two vear period. as provided for
in that section. Enactment of this section 1.41.160B
constitutes the enactment of an ordinance authorizino the
recovery of treble damages in accordance with Government
Code section 38773.7.
Sec. 1.41.170 Satisfaction of Lien or Obligation.
Upon Davment in full bv one or more responsible Darties for a11
costs of enforcement and the satisfactory comDletion of all
corrective action required. the City Manager or director shall
promptly issue to all responsible Darties a notice of compliance.
The notice of compliance will be sioned and identifv the affected
real proDerty by address, legal description and tax assessor's
parcel number. and be recorded in the real property records of
the County by the director if a lien was recorded.
Sec. 1.41.180 Abatement Fund.
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The citv Manager is authorized to establish a revenue fund to be
used for abatement and code enforcement purposes. Funds
recovered under Section 1.41.140 may be deposited in this
account. and anv surplus above an operatina reserve as mav be
established by the City Council shall be transferred from time to
time to the General Fund. All penalties and fines collected
under section 1.41.140 shall be deposited to the General Fund.
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CIlY OF
CHUlA VISTA
POLICY AND PROCEDURES MANUAL
For
ADMINISTRATIVE CITATIONS
Department of Building and Housing
Department of Building and Housing
Code Enforcement Division
October 1997
(CITPMAN3)
POLICY AND PROCEDURES MANUAL
FOR ADMINISTRATIVE CITATIONS
INDEX
SECTION I Introduction ',..,.",.""..""."", , , , . . , , , . , , , . , , 1
SECTION II Violation Appropriate for Administrative Citations , . . , , , . . , . . , 1
SECTION III To Whom A Citation Can Be Issued ,.."..",.",.."..,. 1
SECTION IV Policies - Issuancellmplementation , , , , , , , , . . , , , , , , , , , , , , 2-3
SECTION V Policies - Appeals .".,.,',...",.".",...".""", 3-4
SECTION VI Issuance Procedures, . . , . , , . . . , , . . , , . , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 4-6
SECTION VII The Appeal Procedures. , , . . , , , , , . . , , . . . , , , . , , , . , , , . , , 6-7
SECTION VIII Hearing Procedures ',..,""""..",."".",."", 7-8
SECTION IX Hearing Officer Authority , , , , , , , , , . , , , , , , , , , , . , , . , , , . , " 8
SECTION X Investigator/Supervisor Responsibility For Appeal .",.." , ., 8
SECTION XI Follow Up ,..,',.,",..,"','",.",..",.",.."", 9
APPENDIX List of Violations Appropriate For Administrative Citation . , , , 10-?
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These are Policy Guidelines only and do not create any legal rights or obligations, They
are meant to provide general guidance to City staff but are not binding and are not legal
requirements,
SECTION I - INTRODUCTION
Municipal Code, Section _._'_ through _'_'_ provides the authority to issue
administrative citations for minor violations of the Municipal Code, The Code provides for
escalating fines for non-compliance. The purpose of this remedy is to induce compliance
by applying a monetary penalty for non-compliance, It is not a cost recovery mechanism,
but should be used in conjunction with cost recovery tools,
SECTION II - VIOLATIONS APPROPRIATE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE CITATIONS
As a general rule, only minor violations should be addressed by administrative citations.
For purposes of administrative citations, this means they should be clear-cut, relatively
uncomplicated and easily correctable, generally within 20-30 days, If the compliance
period needs to be more than 30 days, the case may not be a good candidate for citation
and needs supervisorial approval. As with any enforcement remedy, the decision to use
administrative citation should include assessment of how effective it is likely to be in
gaining compliance and whether or not it is appropriate to the situation,
Specific violations appropriate for administrative citations are listed in Appendix 1, Please
note that Health and Safety Code Section 17920,3 should not be used. Additional
violations appropriate for administrative citations may be identified in policy memos issued
by the Director of Building and Housing. Violations not so identified and not on this list
should not be subject to administrative citation,
SECTION III - TO WHOM A CITATION CAN BE ISSUED
A citation may be issued to the party responsible for the violation. In general, the
responsible person as defined in Chula Vista Municipal Code, Section _'_._ will be
one or more of the following:
1. The person who caused the violation,
2, The owner of the property on which the violation exists,
3. The owner of the business that is in violation,
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SECTION IV - POLICIES - ISSUANCEIIMPLEMENTATION
· The maximum fine allowed by the Code will be charged, i.e" $100 for the first
citation, (first level); $200 for the second citation, (second level); $500 for the
third citation (third level),
· A maximum of three citations for the same violation may be issued; if
compliance has not been gained, another remedy should be selected,
· An administrative citation may be issued as an initial enforcement step or
may follow a Notice of Violation, In the latter situation, a citation may not be
issued until the compliance date on the N,O.v. is past.
· More than one party can be held responsible for a violation, but separate
citations must be issued to each responsible person,
· In the case of more than one minor violation on a property, all violations may
be included on the same citation or separate citations may be issued for
each, If citations are issued by different inspectors or investigators, they
should be coordinated to the greatest extent possible.
· An inspector or investigator, upon discovery of a violation, has the discretion
to issue either a warning notice or first citation, However, if a warning'
citation is issued, a fine may not be assessed until the expiration of the
warning or compliance period.
· Additional citations should not be issued on the same violation if an appeal
has been filed. New citations may be issued for new violations occurring or
discovered subsequent to the filing of an appeal. (Inspectors! investigators
will be notified by the Supervisor of appeals,)
· Administrative citations may be used in the case of repeat violations, i.e" a
repeat of a violation which has previously been corrected, but has since
become non-compliant. If such repeat violation occurs within one year or the
date the prior violation was corrected, a higher level citation amount may be
imposed or if the case previously went to the third level, the highest citation
level may be repeated,
· Administrative citations may be used for new or additional violations even if
there is a current case at the property,
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. Once issued, an administrative citation cannot be retracted by field
enforcement personnel; special requests for dismissal may be approved only
by the Senior Code Enforcement Officer, the Assistant Director of Building
and Housing or the Director of Building and Housing by use of a standard
form indicating the reason for the dismissal.
SECTION V - POLICIES - APPEALS
. Appeals to Administrative Citations must be made in writing and submitted
to and received by the Department of Building and Housing at 276 Fourth
Avenue, Chula Vista, CA 91910, within ten (10) calendar days of issuance,
The request for appeal must include payment of a fee equal to the amount
of the citation, Appeals must be in written form and may be mailed or
submitted in person; if mailed, the postmarked date shall be considered the
receipt date. If the appeal is granted, the fee will be refunded to the
applicant. If the appeal is not granted, the fee will be applied as payment of
the administrative citation.
· Appeal hearings will be rescheduled once, if requested by the appellant at
least five (5) days prior to the hearing, Requests for rescheduling for good
cause may be considered after this, but in no event within 40 hours of the
scheduled date and time, If a rescheduling is denied, the appellant may·
send a representative to the hearing or may submit written documentation
regarding his or her appeal. The appellant may also request a continuance
from the hearing officer,
· An appellant may send a representative to the hearing in his or her place,
but the representative must have written authorization from the appellant and
must be prepared to testify under oath that he or she is authorized to
represent the appellant.
· Notices of the appeal hearing will be sent both certified and regular mail,
pursuant to the Municipal Code, Service requirements are considered met
as long as both the regularly mailed notice is not returned as undeliverable
and the certified mail is returned unaccepted.
· A late charge will not be applied when an appeal has been properly filed,
· Translators, if required, should be provided by the appellant at the
appellant's sole cost.
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· Failure of the appellant to appear results in cancellation of the hearing and
a waiver of the right to an appeal hearing, provided that proper notice has
been given. This constitutes the exhaustion of administrative remedy, It also
means that the citation issued is in effect as issued and that enforcement
may proceed, The Hearing Officer shall sign an administrative enforcement
order ordering...,
· Appeals that are submitted after the deadline will not be accepted,
· If more than one party has been cited for the same violation(s) and more
than one party appeals, one appeal hearing will be scheduled,
SECTION VI - ISSUANCE PROCEDURES
A. Steps:
1, Identify the party responsible for the violation, If this is rental
residential or commercial property, either the tenant or the property·
owner or both may be held responsible, If you are in doubt, cite both.
2. Attempt to locate the responsible party and issue an administrative
citation to him or her directly. If only the manager or tenant is located,
the administrative citation may be given to that person with the
responsible party named on the citation, A copy of the administrative
citation must then be mailed to the responsible party as indicated in
#6 below,
3, If the party responsible for the violation is located, obtain the signature
of that person on the administrative citation, If that person refuses or
fails to sign the administrative citation, this should be so noted on the
citation. Failure or refusal to sign does not affect the validity of the
citation and subsequent proceedings. No additional mailed notice is
required when the responsible party is personally given the citation,
4. If you are unable to locate the party responsible for the violation or
anyone else on the site with clear authority to accept the citation on
behalf of the responsible party, the administrative citation must be
mailed to the responsible party as indicated in #6 below AND shall be
posted in a conspicuous place on the property,
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5, The administrative citation must contain the signature of the issuing
City Enforcement Officer.
6, When mailing is required, it shall be done by certified mail, postage
paid, return receipt requested, and by first-class mail postage prepaid,
The failure of any person with an interest in the property to receive or
accept such notice does not affect the validity of any proceedings
taken under this section, Notice by certified mail in the manner
described above becomes effective on the date of mailing,
B. Issuance to Corporation or Partnership:
When citing a corporation, the agent for service should be named, When
citing a limited partnership, the general partner should be named, Be sure
to consult your supervisor prior to issuing a citation if the owner is a
corporation or limited partnership, Citing a corporation is difficult and
requires additional steps,
C, How to Complete a Citation Form:
1, Fill out the form completely.
2. Check box to indicate the level of the citation; i.e" a first, second or
third citation,
3, Assign a due date for correcting violation(s). Allow a reasonable
amount of time to correct the violation(s), generally a minimum of 24
hours and a maximum of 30 days,
4, Fill in the name of the person cited, i.e., the responsible party,
5. Identify the relationship of the person cited to the violation address;
e,g" property owner, tenant or construction foreman,
6, List business name of cited party if applicable,
7, Include the specific Municipal Code Section(s) and description of the
violation( s).
8, Write a complete description of the corrections required,
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9. Provide the responsible party with the information needed to make the
necessary corrections.
10. SIGN THE ADMINISTRATIVE CITATION, Remember, the case may
be dismissed by a hearing officer if signature is missing, Write in the
date the citation was issued, the time and date the violation was
observed, and your phone number,
11, Attempt to get the citation signed by the responsible party or the
manager/agent on the site, If the contact person or responsible
representative refuses to sign, simply indicate in signature block,
"Refused to sign".
12. Make sure you have documented in the file all procedures used to
notify the responsible party of the administrative citation, (Take a
picture of the posted citation; keep the receipt for certified mail in the
case file,)
13. The cited party should be reminded that if the violation is not removed
or corrected within the stated time limit, subsequent citations may be
issued; that paying the fine does not excuse the violation nor does it .
bar further enforcement action; and that a late penalty will be charged
if payment is not made by the due date,
14, Deliver citation as described in the previous section,
15, Deliver appropriate copy to the Finance Department for billing
services,
SECTION VII - APPEAL PROCEDURES
NOTE: Appeal rights are explained on the reverse side of the citation form.
1, Any person receiving an administrative citation may appeal it within
ten (10) calendar days from the date the citation was issued, The
appeal, which must be in writing, must be postmarked or delivered by
the 10th calendar day from issuance and must contain the mailing
address to which notice of the scheduled hearing will be mailed to the
appellant.
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2, Senior Code Enforcement Officer or designee is responsible for the
processing of appeals, He/she will request the case file from the field
staff and will specify the information needed for the hearing,
3. A hearing package containing standardized information will be
prepared by the Department and mailed to the appellant and hearing
officer, If the inspector has vacation or other scheduling
considerations, it must be noted on the case file, Normally, hearings
will be scheduled about three weeks from when requested. The Code
Enforcement Division staff will schedule the hearing and inform the
inspector as to date, time and place, Department staff is responsible
for notifying the appellant by first class, prepaid mail to the address
specified on the appeal form, of the date, time and place and sending
the hearing package to the appellant and the hearing officer, If the
appellant does not appear, the appeal is considered waived by the
appellant and the citation is now administratively final.
SECTION VIII - HEARING PROCEDURES
1, Code Enforcement staff arranges for the hearing, provides a hearing room,
and ensures that a tape recorder is in place.
2, Whenever possible, an inspection should be made the day prior to the
hearing so that the current status is known,
3, The Director of Building and Housing will assign staff to present the City's
case and present relevant evidence to show that:
a, The cited violation(s) are valid and where a Notice of Violation was
issued, that the necessary correction(s) were not made within the time
allowed.
b. All required administrative procedures and notices were correctly
executed.
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4, At the hearing, staff should listen carefully to the violator or representative's
testimony, take notes and be prepared to correct any misstatements or
discrepancies, For instance, if the violator states "The Enforcement Officer
never told me what I needed to do to comply with the Ordinance,", then the
Department's representative should state the chronology of the case and
what information was given to the violator regarding compliance, The
representative should also have a signed copy of the notice of violation or
a photo of the posted notice and the signed return receipt of the
subsequently mailed copy of the notice,
5, The City is required to accommodate citizens with disabilities who need to
attend an appeal hearing. Field staff should let Senior Code Enforcement
Officer know if they believe such services are required,
6. The Department is not required to provide transcriptions of hearing, but shall
make available tapes of the hearing for a fee.
SECTION IX - HEARING OFFICER AUTHORITY
The Hearing Officer determines whether the conditions listed in any Notices violate the
Municipal Code or applicable state codes. The Hearing Officer may reduce, waive or·
conditionally reduce the fines stated in the citation or any late fees assessed, Waiving or
reducing the fine does not eliminate the need to correct the violations or prevent the City's
use of other enforcement procedures. The Hearing Officer may also impose conditions
and establish stipulations for correction of violations and payment of fines and may assess
reasonable administrative costs, The Hearing Officer is a neutral third party whose
authority applies to the City as well as to the appellant. STAFF SHOULD NOT HAVE
CONTACT WITH THE HEARING OFFICER OUTSIDE THE HEARING NOR SHOULD
THEY AT ANY TIME PROJECT AN ATTITUDE OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE HEARING
OFFICER.
SECTION X _ INVESTIGATOR/SUPERVISOR RESPONSIBILITY FOR APPEAL
Assigned staff is responsible for appearing at the appeal hearing and must be prepared
to present all evidence and testimony concerning the violation, This includes the
documentation submitted; how many contacts were made, when and with whom; a clear
explanation of the violation; what actions are required to bring the property into
compliance; and a copy of the administrative citation, Photographs may be attached to the
report.
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SECTION XI - FOLLOW UP
The Hearing Officer's findings and order will generally include direction to comply by a
specific date, if compliance is still an issue at the hearing, Code Enforcement staff will
receive this document and forward to the Senior Code Enforcement Officer who is then
responsible for following up after that deadline and deciding what to do if compliance has
not been achieved, A copy will also be sent by Code Enforcement staff to the
violator/appellant. Code Enforcement staff will follow up on payments and will assist the
Finance Department in taking appropriate billing/collection actions, however the
investigator or inspector must inform the Senior Code Enforcement Officer of status if fines
are contingent on compliance actions,
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